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metacentered adj. You have drunk enough to tilt appreciably, yet remain mysteriously inclined to return upright. Dhyana was metacentered beside the bar, leaning with the room but recovering before last orders. metacentred (/ˈmɛtəsɛntəd/) adj. You are drunk and rolling gently, but with sufficient buoyancy to avoid complete inversion. metacentric heighted adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a considerable vertical distance between sound judgement and the floor. Bowan was metacentric heighted, carrying his coat above him like a misplaced mast. metacentric stabilitied adj. Describing a drinker who remains upright chiefly because the evening's weight is settled somewhere low. Clyda was metacentric stabilitied by the kebab and stood firmly through last orders. metacentricitied adj. A drinker who has made uprightness a measurable quality, despite the evidence at the taxi rank. Oaklin was metacentricitied, demonstrating static stability beside the queue for coats. metacentricked adj. Of a drinker: divided neatly down the middle, with both halves inclined towards another round. metacercariaed (/ˌmɛtəsɜː(ɹ)ˈkɛəɹɪəd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the coat, the seat and the taxi have become separate protective tissues. Rakiyah was metacercariaed, encysted in her coat while the rest of the party sought a taxi. metacestoded adj. The state of being drunk and larval, waiting quietly in borrowed clothing for the journey home. metacetoned adj. The condition of a drinker who has distilled the evening into a colourless, combustible intention to leave. Jeveah became metacetoned and announced departure in a tone that suggested industrial processing. metacetyled adj. The drunkenness of one who has reduced the evening to its sharpest, most reactive residue. metachannelled adj. Reduced by drink to a notification system: announcing every development while transmitting no useful information. Ayansh became metachannelled and broadcast the taxi's arrival without moving towards it. metacharactered adj. Softened by drink into a wildcard, standing for whatever destination the nearest taxi happens to offer. metacharitied adj. Sharpened by drink into an organisation of volunteers, each assigned to rescue somebody else from the bar. Christianson became metacharitied and organised the coats before permitting anyone to seek a taxi. metachemistried adj. Loosened by drink into applying laboratory methods to rounds, coats and the uncertain chemistry of getting home. Deidria got metachemistried and calculated the taxi's route using principles borrowed from chemistry. metacherted adj. Emboldened by drink to become a changed, harder substance, particularly when challenged about the final round. Kinverlin became metacherted and defended the last round with geological firmness. metachloraled adj. Slowed by drink to polymerise beside the bar, becoming white, shapeless and difficult to transport.