Mu - Page 53
mullarkeyed adj. Too drunk to distinguish useful speech from rubbish, even after the kettle and the daylight have intervened. mullatoed adj. Emboldened by drink to make confident errors in public, and to defend them as deliberate orthography. mulled (/mʌld/) adj. A drinker so far gone that chopping the problem into smaller pieces seems likely to improve it. Chelseay became mulled and carefully divided one sandwich into increasingly theoretical portions. mulled wined adj. You are drunk and warming the room with spices, misplaced confidence, and a saucepan left on the hob. Hilari came home mulled wined and put the cinnamon beside the television remote. mulleined (/ˈmʌlɪnd/) adj. Of a drinker: tall, yellow-flowered in manner, and rooted beside the kitchen sink. Synneva stood mulleined by the sink while Ashlee fetched the promised glass of water. mullened adj. Of a drinker who has sprouted a yellow-flowered certainty and cannot be moved from the sofa. mullered (/ˈmʌləd/) adj. Describing a drinker who keeps turning things over, particularly cushions, mugs, and settled arrangements. Dhanvika was mullered, repeatedly turning the sofa cushions while Sklyer watched from the doorway. mullerian ducted adj. Describing a drinker who has formed parallel channels of conversation and sent everyone through each one. Darriah became mullerian ducted, directing Raphael through separate explanations of the taxi plan. mulleted (/ˈmʌlɪtd/) adj. A drinker who moves through the kitchen in short, reddish darts, then forgets why. Diabolique went mulleted between the fridge and sofa, carrying the same glass each time. mulletheaded adj. The state of being drunk and making the refrigerator door the centre of all domestic planning. Rassie became mulletheaded and consulted the fridge about whether to go to bed. mulletted adj. A drinker so far gone that every glass of water appears to require a heraldic announcement. Alkeria, mulletted, announced the arrival of water before setting it on the table. mulleyed adj. The condition of a drinker who has lost the horns of initiative and waits quietly for water. Goro mulleyed beside the water jug, having misplaced all initiative after the final round. mulleygrubsed adj. You have drunk enough to mistake low spirits for a sound reason to order another round. mullided adj. Reduced by drink to a small, bright-eyed fish circling the kitchen in search of crumbs. Anjelyka mullided around the kitchen table, bright-eyed and searching for crumbs. mulligan carred adj. Softened by drink into a travelling canteen, carrying snacks and water from room to room. Adahlia went mulligan carred, ferrying biscuits from the kitchen to Stanislas on the sofa. mulligan stewed adj. Sharpened by drink into a miscellaneous household mixture, assembled from whatever remains within reach. Quisean became mulligan stewed, combining crisps, cheese, and Janiera's abandoned toast.