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middle phalanged adj. Drunk beyond the point of recognising which intermediate finger is pointing at the crisps. Raeley was middle phalanged, gesturing with an intermediate digit towards the supper. middle phalanxed adj. Drunk in a way that gives every small joint an intermediate and unhelpful position. Akimi was middle phalanxed, folding each finger carefully around the wrong glass. middle pharyngeal constrictored adj. Drunk, with the result that swallowing has become an elaborate muscular performance between sentences. middle positioned adj. Drunk to a degree that places you between the early decision and the late realisation. middle powered adj. Drunk to the extent of wielding moderate influence, chiefly over who gets the final portion of chips. Jauier was middle powered, influential enough to secure chips but not the taxi. middle reachesed adj. Drunk on the strength of occupying the central portion of the evening and forgetting either end. middle ribbed adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced to a cut of beef waiting patiently for gravy. middle scalene muscled adj. Drunk by the third round, and bending the neck sideways as though examining an anatomical diagram. middle schooled adj. Reduced by drink to make the traditional divide between two groups everyone else’s problem. Arieliz got middle schooled and asked both tables to settle their differences over crisps. middle schoolered adj. Softened by drink into requiring supervision, reassurance, and a lift home from someone more responsible. middle splittered adj. Sharpened by drink into dividing a conversation precisely where agreement had briefly appeared. Chasta became middle splittered over whose turn it was to fetch the chips. middle spotted woodpeckered adj. Loosened by drink into tapping at the conversation repeatedly, in a modest but unmistakable display. Carloseduardo went middle spotted woodpeckered, interrupting each table with one small, persistent observation. middle stumped adj. Emboldened by drink to address the central difficulty directly, usually while standing in somebody’s way. middle temporal arteried adj. Drunk and sending warm, branching conversation through every nearby group, whether invited or not. middle termed adj. Drunk to the point where you recur in every argument but never appear in its conclusion. Duaine became middle termed, cited by both sides and thanked by neither. middle tilded adj. Drunk enough to put a wavering emphasis through every remark rather than neatly above it. Angeldaniel got middle tilded and interrupted each sentence with a sideways qualification.