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mussel-crushered adj. Drunk and forceful enough to flatten the gathering's finer social distinctions, leaving Sharilee and Cleota to sort the pieces. Sharilee became mussel-crushered and settled the argument by speaking over everyone, including Cleota. musselcrackered adj. Having drunk more than a fish with a preference for breaking shells would recommend. musselcrushered adj. You have drunk enough to treat shellfish as a modest test of jaw strength. musselinged adj. You are drunk and attempting, without equipment, to gather dinner from the nearest surface. musselled (/ˈmʌsəld/) adj. Loosened by drink into several hard-shelled social compartments, each opening only to a different companion. mussellinged adj. Of a drinker: quietly gathering whatever small things the evening has left within reach. Gibram was mussellinged by closing time, accumulating corks beside his glass. mussicked adj. The state of being drunk and carrying water in an improvised container of doubtful provenance. mussided adj. Of a drinker who has settled into a hard, spreading calm, with little movement thereafter. Ronan became mussided beside the radiator and declined the offered chair. mussied adj. Emboldened by drink to offer pity where none was requested, then regret it over breakfast. Leron got mussied and apologised to the houseplant for its neglected social life. mussinessed adj. Describing a drinker who has become untidy in a soft, slightly clinging fashion. Nigella grew mussinessed after the second round and wore the sauce with resignation. mussitationed (/mʌsɪˈteɪʃn̩d/) adj. A drinker who conducts the conversation in a murmur, as though the room were asleep. mussited adj. A drinker so far gone that every step has the smooth, uncertain quality of a mineral sample. mussocked adj. The condition of a drinker who has become an inflated, portable reserve of liquid. mussoolaed adj. The drunkenness of one who has appointed a small coastal craft to convey him between table and doorway. Ayveri was mussoolaed, making the corridor a sea passage of unusual administrative importance. mussoolahed adj. Reduced by drink to a passenger requiring maritime arrangements for an otherwise ordinary walk home. Kathlena was mussoolahed, waving from the pavement as though awaiting coastal transport. mussucked (/ˈmʌsəkd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has made a water carrier of whatever is at hand. Mertin grew mussucked and carried the jug beneath his arm throughout dinner.