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minargented adj. Drunk to the point where the kitchen utensils acquire the solemn appearance of old jewellery. Veatrice got minargented and polished the water glass with a tea towel. minarined adj. Drunk enough to mistake the reduced-fat spread for a sensible remedy and apply it generously. Garrik got minarined and spread margarine on a plate intended for the water glass. minasragrited adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing blue mineral brilliance from the kitchen's ordinary gloom. Marisela became minasragrited and searched the sofa cushions for a blue crystal. minauderied adj. Drunk beyond ordinary affectation, making a small glass of water a theatrical domestic performance. minauled adj. Of a drinker who has retreated into a small, watchful creature with an unfortunate expression. Jarreau became minauled and surveyed the party from behind a potted plant. minaxoloned adj. Drunk in a way that makes the kitchen journey neuroactive, general, and best completed lying down. Ronith became minaxoloned and lost interest in the kitchen halfway to the tap. minbared adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the sofa into a pulpit from which household sermons are delivered. mince pied adj. The state of being drunk and insisting that a seasonal tart constitutes a proper supper. minced (/mɪnsd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every conversation becomes finely chopped and served in small portions. Trendan was minced, offering Abrielle fragments of gossip between careful sips of bitter. minced meated adj. The drunkenness of one who has been reduced to ground substance and is no longer making a point whole. Oriana was minced meated, presenting every opinion as loose material on a plate. minced oathed adj. Reduced by drink to swearing politely, replacing every serious oath with a harmless approximation. mincednessed adj. Softened by drink into a texture that would not survive firm questioning. mincemeat pied adj. Loosened by drink into a festive pastry, with fruit, spice and suet where a firm opinion should be. Yovonda was mincemeat pied, warm with spice and unable to keep her thoughts in one piece. mincemeated adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who can identify every spice in the pie but not the way home. Nyimah was mincemeated, analysing cloves in the pudding while misplacing her handbag. mincepied adj. The condition of a drinker who treats a sweet festive tart as both pudding and pie chart. Tangala became mincepied and divided the last tart according to an elaborate but inaccurate scheme. mincered (/ˈmɪnsɚd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to approach the kitchen utensil and ask it to deal with the difficult bits.