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mothicided adj. Drunk to the point where every small flutter becomes a public health emergency. Zayvon went mothicided and attempted to evacuate the pub because of one pale wing. mothproofered adj. Drunk enough to render one’s clothes, conversation, and remaining dignity resistant to moths. mothwinged adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary locomotion, fluttering from conversation to conversation with diminished lift. motiaed adj. Of a drinker: fragrant, indiscriminately, and leaving everyone nearby wondering who brought flowers. Rayleah became motiaed and offered jasmine to strangers who had only asked for the bill. motifemed adj. Describing a drinker who turns each companion into a recurring character in an increasingly elaborate tale. motiffed (/moʊˈtiːfd/) adj. Of a drinker who has made one subject recur in every conversation, however unwilling the company. Abeera got motiffed and returned to her former employer during three unrelated discussions. motiled (/ˈməʊtaɪld/) adj. A drinker who experiences every unsaid word as a muscular rehearsal, visibly pronouncing thoughts before speaking. Sheonta grew motiled and silently practised each reply with her entire face. motiligramed adj. A drinker so far gone that the company can chart each gesture, pause, and attempted departure. motilinned adj. The state of being drunk and discussing fat metabolism with people who came for a quiet meal. Morris became motilinned and explained digestion to Afsaneh between courses. motilitied adj. The condition of a drinker who cannot remain still, though the assembled company has repeatedly requested it. Jasn was motilitied and changed seats often enough to unsettle everyone at the table. motion and time studied adj. Describing a drinker who reaches the kitchen by the least efficient route and documents each unnecessary movement. Sirius was motion and time studied, taking seven minutes to cross a room containing no obstacles. motion blindnessed adj. Reduced by drink to seeing movement only after it has stopped, leaving companions responsible for every collision. Tlyer motion blindnessed through the pub, meeting each collision only after it stopped. motion blurred adj. Softened by drink into a streak at the edge of every group photograph and conversation. Celestina was motion blurred by supper, appearing in three photographs without occupying one position twice. motion captured adj. Sharpened by drink into a sequence of recorded gestures, each preserved for later discussion by the company. Yanixa motion captured every grand gesture at the leaving do, preserving them for Monday’s meeting. motion controllered adj. Loosened by drink into treating every gesture as an instruction, with the company operating accordingly. Iseah became motion controllered and made Ddnna interpret each wave as a fresh request. motion designed adj. Emboldened by drink to choreograph the company, including entrances, exits, and a wholly unnecessary finale.