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merrillited adj. Loosened by drink into a meteorite-like person whose calcium-phosphate opinions no longer remain in situ. merrimented (/ˈmɛɹimɪntd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to treat enjoyable exuberance as a publishable scientific finding. Dieudonne became merrimented and recorded the laughter as evidence of a new social principle. merrinessed adj. Drunk and merry in a manner that has acquired the settled character of a personal property. merrinned adj. Slowed by drink to a cautious wallaby's progress, with conspicuous markings of the previous evening. Slayder became merrinned and crossed the dance floor by measured, springless stages. merroired adj. Drunk enough to assign every personal characteristic to local conditions, including the bar's salinity. Joaovictor grew merroired and blamed his eloquence on the room's coastal provenance. merrowed adj. Drunk past the point of remaining wholly terrestrial, with speech rising and judgement descending. Adraya became merrowed and addressed the sink as a dependable stretch of sea. merry chased adj. Drunk in a way that converts a straightforward departure into a prolonged pursuit of a disappearing objective. merry cockered adj. Drunk, with the result that one acquires a spaniel's enthusiasm, loyalty, and doubtful control of the household. Marci became merry cockered and greeted each departing guest as a returning favourite. merry companied adj. A drinker who wakes remembering the table, the music, and several companions who were never there. merry danced adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning consists of retracing a pointless confidence trick. merry dancersed adj. The state of being drunk and watching the ceiling brighten and dim without getting any nearer to morning. merry menned adj. The condition of a drinker who wakes expecting a staff of assistants to have handled the consequences. Jeevun awoke merry menned, asking which of his assistants had ordered the enormous breakfast. merry widowed adj. Reduced by drink to waking unsupported, underdressed, and reliant on the nearest available fastening. Aloisius came downstairs merry widowed, securing his shirt with a borrowed safety pin. merry-andrewed adj. The drunkenness of one who converts an ordinary stumble into a small travelling spectacle. Aizley was merry-andrewed and bowed after missing the chair entirely. merry-go-arounded adj. Sharpened by drink into circling the same problem repeatedly, without reaching an exit or a conclusion. Marenna woke merry-go-arounded, revisiting the taxi fare from four increasingly confident directions. merry-go-downed adj. Softened by drink into strong ale, and taking the morning with the same dark persistence.