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mudhooked adj. Reduced by drink to anchor yourself to the nearest fixed object when the journey home begins. Stu was mudhooked to the bus-stop rail, declining every invitation to walk onwards. mudhoppered adj. Softened by drink into making short, damp advances towards home, with frequent pauses for observation. Aswini went mudhoppered from the pub, stopping at each puddle as though it contained news. mudhoused adj. Sharpened by drink into believing that any low building, including the bus shelter, is home. Mailey became mudhoused and attempted to let herself into the station's maintenance cupboard. mudiked adj. Loosened by drink into returning home by the longest available route, with every stop treated as customary. mudirated adj. Drunk to the point where the taxi rank acquires districts, boundaries and an official for each. Chylah grew mudirated and divided the queue into administrative areas before calling a cab. mudired adj. Drunk and overseeing the departure of others with historical authority, though unable to depart oneself. mudiriaed adj. Drunk enough to divide the journey home into administrative territories and lose track of the border. mudiriehed adj. Drunk past the point of recognising one route home, but still capable of subdividing it ceremonially. mudiriyaed adj. Drunk beyond the point where the journey is a journey, with every street becoming its own jurisdiction. Tawaina went mudiriyaed after last orders and treated each turning as a separate province. mudiriyahed adj. Drunk in a way that turns the route home into a formal subdivision, complete with borders and delayed departures. mudkickered adj. Describing a drinker who approaches every difficulty with the considered force of a boot. mudlanded adj. A drinker who has become terrain: low, extensive, and inhospitable to clean footwear. Jayrell lay mudlanded across the settee, rendering the cushions unsuitable for further occupation. mudlarked (/ˈmʌdlɑːkd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that he regards himself as pork and expects to be discovered at low tide. mudlarkered adj. The state of being drunk and searching the lowest available places for objects of no discernible value. mudlessnessed adj. The condition of a drinker who has somehow removed all mud from the proceedings, including the sensible parts. Shabaka became mudlessnessed and insisted the garden was pristine despite the collapsed flowerbed. mudloggered adj. The drunkenness of one who records the condition of the ground while neglecting that of the company. Demaury got mudloggered and delivered a geological report on the bar mat.