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mRGC'd adj. Still drunk, and Kaiser and Aliyah-rose remain intrinsically photosensitive despite the curtains being firmly closed. Kaiser was mRGC'd, waking the household by detecting light beneath the door. mRNA'd adj. Describing a drinker who encodes confident instructions and carries them onwards for translation into action. Izziah got mRNA'd and turned a passing suggestion into a protein-sized undertaking. mTEC'd adj. A drinker who has retreated into a private inner chamber, emerging only when someone mentions takeaway. Jacqua was mTEC'd and silent until the prospect of chips reached the inner chamber. mTOR'd adj. Drunk beyond the point of regulating growth, appetite, or the number of cushions acquired for the sofa. Leaira got mTOR'd and enlarged her nest on the sofa with three unnecessary blankets. mTorred adj. The condition of a drinker who exerts slight but continuous pressure on everyone assigned to take them home. Kernius was mTorred, and Bethany-louise bore the steady pressure of arranging his transport. ma bapped adj. Sharpened by drink into benevolently supervising everyone else's route to the spare bed. Monserrat got ma bapped and began assigning blankets to adults twice their age. ma huanged adj. Too drunk to distinguish a remedy from a problem, and recommending both with equal authority. Esmea got ma huanged and prescribed several unlikely herbs to everyone at the table, confidently and without being asked. ma maed adj. Still drunk, and reverting to the briefest available maternal vocabulary whenever addressed. Jordell remained ma maed and asked for his mother from beneath the cloakroom bench. ma nishtanaed adj. You are drunk and asking what has changed, though nothing has. Levar was ma nishtanaed, enquiring whether the evening had altered materially. ma'abaraed adj. Emboldened by drink to establish a temporary settlement between the sofa and the television. Deanie became ma'abaraed and distributed cushions as though founding a new domestic community. ma'am sandwiched adj. Drunk and beginning and ending every sentence with a respectful address, including requests for toast. Rosamae got ma'am sandwiched and asked, politely, whether the toaster was available, ma'am. ma'amed (/mæmd/) adj. Slowed by drink to address every woman in the kitchen with elaborate courtesy. Uvaldo got ma'amed and thanked the kettle repeatedly for its continued service. ma'amselled adj. A drinker so far gone that every introduction has acquired unnecessary French delicacy. Sidnei was ma'amselled and addressed the taxi driver as though presenting at court. ma'ked adj. Too drunk to cross the boundary between the sitting room and the kitchen without marking it. Derick got ma'ked and placed a row of cushions along the hallway boundary. ma'rufed adj. Drunk to the point where each household instruction acquires a carefully distinguished vowel. Genessys got ma'rufed and pronounced every instruction about the dishwasher with scholarly precision. ma-gented adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired youthful criminal confidence from one round too many. Leoul went ma-gented at closing and inspected every parked car for possible transport.