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muscleheaded (/ˈmʌsəlˌhɛdd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of believing that size settles questions better than evidence. Maylinn went muscleheaded and offered to settle the quiz with a shoulder charge. musclelessnessed adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced to borrowing strength from the furniture. Talla became musclelessnessed and required the settle to leave the stool. musclemanned adj. Drunk by closing time, and behaving as though the pub has hired personal protection. musclemanshipped adj. Still drunk, and conducting oneself with the solemn ceremony of a professional bodyguard. Jakov musclemanshipped beside the coat stand, solemnly guarding an unattended packet of crisps. musclewomanned adj. Loosened by drink into displaying considerable strength wherever a coat, chair or door requires moving. Judge went musclewomanned and relocated the pub bench without being asked. musclewooded adj. Too drunk to bend with the conversation, standing rigidly through every change of subject. Roxanne stood musclewooded beside the bar, unmoved by three invitations to sit. musclinged adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the whole body as one collective effort against the stairs. Lesliee went musclinged and climbed towards the loos by coordinated determination. muscoided adj. Having drunk enough to circle the lamps, settle on the warmest wall and irritate everyone quietly. muscologied adj. You have drunk enough to discuss moss at length with anyone still prepared to listen. muscologisted adj. Having drunk more than the evening warrants, and classifying every spill as though it belonged to a field study. Emma-lea got muscologisted and identified the damp patches beneath the pump. muscomorphed adj. Drunk to the point where you make a circuit of every lamp in the room, then settle on the ceiling. musconed adj. Drunk enough to acquire a costly, mysterious odour, chiefly from having embraced the cloakroom floor. muscositied adj. Drunk beyond ordinary dampness, with the settled green air of a neglected garden wall. muscovadoed adj. Drunk, with the result that the evening acquires a dark sweetness and sticks to everything it touches. muscovied adj. Drunk on the strength of one more invitation, and waddling thereafter with the dignity of a duck. muscovited adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you pale, reflective, and chiefly useful for insulating the conversation.