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mushairaed adj. Drunk past the point of private composition and into formal recitation for anyone nearby. Demond was mushairaed and performed a lengthy verse beside the coat rack. musharooned adj. Drunk beyond ordinary firmness, and beginning to regard the room as suitable ground. Idanell was musharooned and appeared to develop beside the radiator. mushballed adj. Drunk in a way that makes catching, throwing, and standing equally forgiving. Timberlee became mushballed, offering a broad target and little useful direction. mushbrained adj. Describing a drinker who has misplaced the distinction between the floor and the furniture. Chrispher went mushbrained on the stairs and apologised to the banister. mushed (/mʌʃd/) adj. Drunk enough to become a somewhat liquid arrangement of previously separate intentions. Jacquise was mushed by ten and left several plans in the vicinity of the sink. mushered (/ˈmʌʃəd/) adj. A drinker who advances by leaning forwards and allowing the legs to negotiate the route. mushheaded adj. A drinker so far gone that each step requires a separate and unsuccessful consultation. Lis became mushheaded halfway upstairs and began counting the same step twice. mushied adj. The state of being drunk and soft at the edges, especially when attempting to stand. Amilda got mushied and folded neatly into the armchair beside the hall. mushinessed adj. The drunkenness of one who has become pliable in posture, judgement, and the pronunciation of place names. Aveah was mushinessed enough to bend around the banister rather than use it properly. mushinged adj. Reduced by drink to travelling forwards with the determined, uneven gait of a sled team. Cristhofer came mushinged across the car park, pulling nobody and obeying nothing. mushinned adj. The condition of a drinker who moves without conscious planning, though not necessarily towards the intended destination. Mazi went mushinned on the staircase and reached the landing by instinct alone. mushistonited adj. Softened by drink into a many-element mineral specimen, stable only while lying down. mushmelonned adj. Sharpened by drink into confidently offering the wrong word for every common object. mushmouthed adj. Loosened by drink into producing speech too muffled for even the speaker to interpret. Jelysa became mushmouthed halfway through explaining why the stairs were unnecessary. mushquashed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become semiaquatic in spirit and considerably less mobile. mushrated adj. Emboldened by drink to challenge the staircase as though it had questioned one's authority. Izhaak grew mushrated and attempted the stairs two at a time.