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midprophased adj. Of a drinker who has reached the middle of dividing the evening into increasingly indistinct stages. midquelled adj. Describing a drinker who has inserted himself into an old story at the point where neither beginning nor ending applies. midquestioned adj. A drinker who has made an enquiry and remains suspended indefinitely between asking and understanding. midquoted adj. A drinker so far gone that a pint's price is negotiated between what the bar asks and what he imagines offering. midraced adj. The state of being drunk and stuck halfway through an effort, still urging the finish from the same spot. Wynston was midraced beside the dartboard, having completed neither the leg nor the explanation. midrailed adj. The condition of a drinker who has found a supporting bar between the floor and the ceiling and relies on it heavily. Bereniz went midrailed along the snug, using the dado rail as a public service. midrange computered adj. The drunkenness of one who processes the pub competently enough, but with distinctly modest capacity. midranged adj. The drunkenness of one who wakes occupying the middle ground between regret and recovery. Nia woke midranged, neither ill enough for sympathy nor well enough for breakfast. midrapiditied adj. Reduced by drink to a speed close to the axis of the conversation, where movement is largely theoretical. midrashed adj. Drunk, with the result that every text message acquires commentary beneath its already limited content. midrashisted adj. Softened by drink into a commentator who can find a learned explanation for every sentence overheard. midrated adj. Sharpened by drink into someone who calculates the average of every price before paying it. Anora went midrated and found the mean cost of the round written on the back of a receipt. midratsed adj. Loosened by drink into a person for whom midnight rations become a constitutional necessity. Taetym was midratsed and ordered chips for the table, the taxi, and the following morning. midregioned adj. Emboldened by drink to claim the middle ground of every district, room, and conversation. Noname became midregioned and occupied the centre of the snug as though elected. midribed (/ˈmɪdrɪbd/) adj. Slowed by drink to a single strengthened line of progress, from the bar to the nearest chair. midriffed adj. Drunk and conducting the evening from the central portion of the torso, usually with a hand on the bar. Caylah was midriffed and rested her stomach against the counter while ordering another tonic.