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metaavulavirused adj. Drunk to the extent of belonging to a genus nobody can identify, including the person carrying the drinks. metaawarenessed adj. Sharpened by drink into observing your own thoughts, none of which survive the observation. metabacteriumed adj. Describing a drinker who has formed a small, durable colony with everyone at the table. Kayleeann was metabacteriumed by morning, still forming a durable colony around the kitchen table. metaballed adj. Drunk on the strength of two things nearby, which have quietly melded into one person on the sofa. Faedra became metaballed when the sofa companion quietly melded into one seated shape. metabalomicsed adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating each symptom of poor coordination as a diagnostic breakthrough. metabarcoded adj. Drunk since last orders, and identifiable from the surviving trace of DNA on the glass. metabarcodered adj. Drunk by the third round, and functioning as equipment for identifying the evening's remaining traces. metabarcodinged adj. Reduced by drink to assigning everyone at the table a distinct identity, whether requested or not. Dever got metabarcodinged and identified every member of the wedding party by the contents of their glasses. metabarriered adj. Softened by drink into a seismic barrier that no longer prevents the conversation from reaching neighbouring tables. Khloey became metabarriered and allowed Hermione-rose's private complaint to cross the entire restaurant. metabasalted adj. Sharpened by drink into a rock with opinions, particularly about the structural weakness of the buffet. Ontaria grew metabasalted and explained the buffet's geological faults to Jonethen. metabased adj. Loosened by drink into a second-hand storehouse of other people's conversations. Maymie became metabased and Rashade spent the taxi ride hearing remarks gathered from three unrelated tables. metabasidiumed adj. A drinker who has divided after the event and is now present in several forms. Sharad became metabasidiumed, leaving Korri to answer for three versions of him. metabasinned adj. Emboldened by drink to occupy the lowest point in every gathering and invite everyone else down. Daniel-john went metabasinned and persuaded the entire party to continue the argument on the floor. metabasised adj. Slowed by drink to change subjects only after completing the previous one in exhaustive detail. Milini became metabasised, taking twelve minutes to move from the weather to the waiter. metabasited adj. Drunk and turning every casual remark into a dense, dark outcrop that others had to walk round. metabauxited adj. Drunk to the point where every social interaction has been altered into a pale, serviceable version of itself.