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midfielded (/ˈmɪd.fiːldd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to occupy the centre of the staircase and direct both attack and retreat. Karter was midfielded, intercepting everyone who attempted to use the stairs. midfieldered adj. Having drunk enough to occupy the space between ordering another round and admitting the evening is over. midfieldinged adj. Having drunk more than enough to spend the evening distributing passes between the bar, the tables, and the door. midflanked adj. You have drunk enough to be stationed halfway along the flank of the queue, unable to advance or retreat. Eriyanna stood midflanked between the bar and the cloakroom until somebody took her coat. midflighted adj. Loosened by drink into abandoning the journey halfway through, usually between the pub and the front door. Ezekeal went midflighted beside the taxi and began explaining why the pavement was more dependable. midflowed adj. You are drunk and lose the thread precisely while explaining how everyone is getting home. Tanishka went midflowed halfway through assigning taxis, then toasted the coat stand. midforcepsed adj. Of a drinker: delivered from the bar with assistance, already engaged with the doorway but not yet ready for the pavement. Aaden was midforcepsed through the pub door when the final taxi was called. midforenooned adj. Of a drinker who has extended last orders into daylight and reached the journey home by midmorning. midframed adj. Describing a drinker who remains fixed in the doorway, occupying the central part of every attempted departure. midfrequencied adj. A drinker who maintains a moderate, steady demand for rounds without ever appearing ready to stop. Ronon remained midfrequencied from first round to taxi, requesting another with measured regularity. midfronted adj. A drinker so far gone that the middle of the front of the queue appears to be a seat. midgaited adj. The state of being drunk and walking halfway through each step, particularly between pub and taxi. Maedell went midgaited after last orders and required a patient escort to the corner. midgamed adj. The condition of a drinker who treats the evening's middle as though the final round were still an opening move. Kameel was midgamed at closing time, confidently proposing another venue and another round. midgapped adj. The drunkenness of one who occupies the middle of the gap between leaving and coming home. Xyan remained midgapped outside the pub, unable to choose between the taxi rank and another drink. midgastrulationed adj. Reduced by drink to the middle stage of reorganising yourself around last orders, coats, and a route home. Javian became midgastrulationed when the bar closed and the group divided into several taxi plans. midgated adj. Softened by drink into a person whose rear boundary has folded away, allowing the whole evening to extend behind them. Thaiden went midgated and let the departing crowd pass through the space where his resolve had been.