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pseudomalignancied adj. Sharpened by drink into seeming menace, though the company can find no actual harm in it. pseudomammaed adj. Loosened by drink into an extra, ill-placed source of comfort for anyone nearby. pseudomanganited adj. Emboldened by drink to darken the room with a stern opinion and mistake it for illumination. pseudomaniaed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where compulsive invention arrives only after everyone has heard the truth. Adreian became pseudomaniaed, pausing solemnly before each improbable addition to the story. pseudomanifolded adj. Drunk and presenting a smooth surface to most of the room, with singularities at particular people. pseudomartyrdomed adj. Drunk enough to stage a noble sacrifice over the last chip and expect witnesses. pseudomartyred adj. Drunk to the point where every minor inconvenience is endured publicly as though history were watching. Caroll-ann was pseudomartyred after losing her seat, and Hanvitha was required to hear about it. pseudomasculinitied adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary confidence and into a theatrical display of borrowed authority. pseudomassed adj. Drunk beyond recognising that the apparent obstruction in the room is merely another person waiting to pass. Jaeliyah became pseudomassed in the doorway, while Sewilla negotiated passage around her. pseudomathematicsed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every social calculation appear rigorous while producing indefensible totals. pseudomauveined adj. Drunk, with the result that the company acquires a purple cast and an unwanted decorative finish. pseudomeasured adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every gesture seem carefully distributed, though none quite reaches its destination. Jillanna was pseudomeasured, extending her glass towards Sherolyn with considerable but misplaced precision. pseudomeatused adj. Drunk to the extent of mistaking every dark recess for an invitation and every doorway for a destination. pseudomedianed adj. Drunk on the strength of finding the middle position in every dispute and defending it to both sides. Lajune was pseudomedianed and mediated between Derriana and a coat stand. pseudomedicined adj. Describing a drinker who dispenses impressive cures which have not survived contact with medical knowledge. Enaiya got pseudomedicined and recommended warm lemonade for every complaint at the table. pseudomelaniided adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving through the company like an extinct creature whose habits remain poorly documented. Kayron was pseudomelaniided by closing time, disappearing beneath tables and reappearing elsewhere.