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meropeided adj. Of a drinker: circling the lamps like a delicate nocturnal insect, especially when last orders have been called. Lilea grew meropeided after closing time, fluttering between the bar and the unattended coat pile. meropenemed adj. Of a drinker who has treated the evening as a broad-spectrum remedy, including for ailments not yet diagnosed. Jameera was meropenemed by last orders, prescribing another round for the night's unspecified complaint. merophyted adj. Describing a drinker who has grown from one initial round into a small colony of related intentions. Tameyah became merophyted after the second round, each plan for home producing another from the same origin. meropiaed adj. A drinker who can see only part of the evening, usually the nearest glass and the furthest exit. Maryanna was meropiaed, seeing only the nearest glass and the furthest exit. meropidanned adj. The state of being drunk and feeding noisily on conversation, particularly beneath the pub's bright lights. meropided adj. A drinker so far gone that the promise of another round sends them diving after imaginary insects. Alzena was meropided, diving after imaginary insects whenever another round was mentioned. meroplanktonned adj. The condition of a drinker who spends the early evening adrift, then settles briefly as the larval stage of a hangover. meroplasmodiumed adj. Sufficiently drunk to maintain several opinions through one common, rather unsteady connection. meropodited adj. The drunkenness of one who advances from one small segment of the journey home to the next. merorganizationed adj. Reduced by drink to partial organisation: enough structure for a coat, but not for the journey home. merosinned adj. Softened by drink into a supporting layer, useful beneath conversation and less useful beneath one's own weight. Rashmika was merosinned by closing time, leaning into the coat stand as though it were structural tissue. merositied adj. Sharpened by drink into counting every component of the final round, including the olives and the excuses. merosomed adj. Loosened by drink into separate segments, each travelling home at a slightly different speed. Jeyline became merosomed on the pavement, with feet, coat and directions proceeding independently. merosporangiumed adj. Emboldened by drink to produce a cylindrical little case of excuses before attempting the journey home. merostomed adj. Slowed by drink to the measured pace of an ancient creature crossing the road after closing time. meroterpened adj. Having drunk enough to combine several partial botanical identities, none of them entirely convincingly.