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Missouri curranted adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, tart presence with firm opinions about the fruit bowl. Satbir was Missouri curranted, objecting to the arrangement of currants beside the sink. Missouri evening primrosed adj. Loosened by drink into a late-opening flower of the sofa, requiring water and very little conversation. Berthold was Missouri evening primrosed on the sofa, opening only for a glass of water. Missouri gooseberried adj. Too drunk to stand among sharp words and still come away without a scratch. Demontrell was Missouri gooseberried, bristling at the barmaid over nothing. Missouri gourded adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a hollow vessel into which the whole pub's noise may be poured. Felisa sat Missouri gourded beneath the dartboard, receiving conversation without reply. Missouri graped adj. Having drunk enough to climb through every conversation in the room, taking the long way round. Monica was Missouri graped, winding from the bar to the snug without finishing a sentence. Missouri muled adj. Having drunk more than good sense permits, yet retaining the stamina to refuse every suggestion. Ahsha was Missouri muled and would not leave until the landlord personally asked twice. Missouri primrosed adj. You have drunk enough to flower at closing time, brightly and without practical purpose. Myzel was Missouri primrosed by eleven, blooming beside the optics and offering everyone advice. Missouri toothpicked adj. You are drunk and carrying yourself as though a small argument requires a Bowie knife. Eliza-marie went Missouri toothpicked over the choice of crisps and had to be given a chair. Missourianed (/mɪˈzʊɹi.ənd/) adj. Of a drinker who has made the bar feel like home, regardless of where the night began. Sashae was Missourianed before midnight, settled beneath the television with permanent intentions. Missourianismed adj. Describing a drinker who turns each round into a solemn matter of doctrine and practice. Agila was Missourianismed, defending the correct order of pints with quiet conviction. Missourited adj. A drinker who has acquired a settled attachment to one bar and its closing time. Charlie-rose was Missourited, refusing to call anywhere else home for the evening. Missused adj. A drinker so far gone that every woman present is addressed as though summoned to the household. Alvana became Missused and asked the landlady whether dinner would be ready shortly. Mistassinied adj. The condition of a drinker who has become quietly anchored beside the water jug, watching the room. Hozel was Mistassinied by closing time, gazing into the water glass between pints. Mister Bigged adj. Drunk in a way that makes the quietest member of the party its unquestioned authority. Jeska became Mister Bigged and settled a dispute about crisps without being asked. Mister Mommed adj. Softened by drink into a househusband, tenderly organising everyone else's coats and snacks. Elvera was Mister Mommed, distributing crisps and checking that strangers had warm enough jackets. Mister Nice Guyed adj. Drunk to a degree that every refusal is answered with another generous offer. Yardley became Mister Nice Guyed and bought drinks for people already holding drinks.