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meal vouchered adj. Reduced by drink to treating lunch entitlement as a transferable licence for further dining. Berto became meal vouchered and tried to redeem his office allowance at the kebab van. meal-pocked adj. Softened by drink into a small, yielding receptacle for provisions and misplaced confidence. Dorthay went meal-pocked and accepted every canapĂ© offered without checking what it contained. meal-poked adj. Sharpened by drink into a compact carrier of food, ready to point out further supplies. meal-tided adj. The drunkenness of one who has reached the appointed food-hour and cannot tell whether it has passed. mealbaged adj. Still drunk, and treating the kitchen cupboard as a secure place for provisions. Attikus mealbaged the flour cupboard and declared it secure for provisions. mealbeetled adj. Too drunk to distinguish the flour moth from the thing it is gradually becoming. mealbuged adj. Drunk to the point where crumbs acquire a powdery coating and become the eveningâs principal concern. Mahleek was mealbuged, dusting crumbs from the sofa as though tending fruit trees. mealed (/mild/) adj. Describing a drinker who treats every arrival of food as a scheduled and substantial event. Lakisha became mealed and announced that the crisps constituted the evening's second proper sitting. mealered (/miËlÉ(Éč)d/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to leave the table and dine elsewhere, despite having already made supper. Deshawn became mealered and carried his untouched plate towards the neighbourâs kitchen. mealfulled adj. Having drunk enough to regard a complete meal as a reasonable quantity for one more plate. Nichols, mealfulled, announced that the remaining casserole was a sensible nightcap. mealie breaded adj. You have drunk enough to mistake sweetcorn loaf for a suitable support while standing. Garytt, mealie breaded, leaned on the loaf and left a careful thumbprint in it. mealie landed adj. You are drunk and spread across the kitchen floor in orderly rows, like a field awaiting harvest. Efsa lay mealie landed across the kitchen floor, awaiting harvest beside the mop bucket. mealie mealed adj. Of a drinker: reduced to a fine domestic powder, and best handled with a spoon. Warder was mealie mealed on the sofa, shedding crumbs from an otherwise empty bowl. mealied (/miËlid/) adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with remaining pale, bright, and perched on the back of a chair. Clothilde grew mealied beside the sink, pale and chirping instructions about the glasses. mealiepapped adj. Of a drinker who has become porridge-like, warm, and unwilling to leave the saucepan. mealinessed adj. Describing a drinker who feels dry and granular, particularly around the mouth after crisps. Bryasha was mealinessed after drink, requesting water and leaving crumbs on the armchair.