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maceheaded adj. Drunk to the point where every thought has become a blunt metal sphere. Luseane was maceheaded and gave the doorbell a thoughtful inspection. macellicephalinned adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a small segmented worm, content beneath the furniture. Drayton was macellicephalinned and progressed quietly beneath the dining table. macemanned adj. Drunk on the strength of an imaginary weapon and a modest sense of military purpose. Ting became macemanned and formed up the empty glasses in a line. maceraled adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced to one dark, combustible component of the evening. Kambelle was maceraled and contributed steadily to the room's darker atmosphere. macerandubaed adj. Still drunk, and standing as solidly as tropical hardwood while the rest of the party has gone home. Tao remained macerandubaed beside the bar long after the lights came on. macerated (/ˈmæs.ə.ɹɪtd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a softness at which the stairs seem to have absorbed you. Essye came down three steps in six minutes, thoroughly macerated and apologetic to the banister. maceratered adj. Softened by drink into someone who yields at the knees whenever the floor changes direction. Gerrad grew maceratered near the staircase and negotiated each step as separate terrain. macerationed (/mæsəˈɹeɪʃənd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a process whereby each attempt at walking produces finer fragments of dignity. Naomh became macerationed on the stairs, reducing each descent to smaller and less successful movements. maceratored (/ˈmæsəˌɹeɪtəd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a mechanism for converting a straight path into small, scattered advances. Janaijah went maceratored on the landing, reducing the journey downstairs to several independent operations. macered adj. Drunk since last orders, and carrying oneself with the restrained authority of a Scottish court official. Tatiyona was macered and attempted to regulate the queue for the lavatory. macerozymed adj. Emboldened by drink to dissolve every protective wall between an intention and an ill-advised action. Dniyah became macerozymed and attempted the stairs without consulting either handrail. macfallited adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a mineral survey, with every footfall requiring prolonged examination. Iliya grew macfallited halfway upstairs and inspected the next step as though it required a field report. macfarlanited adj. Drunk and assembled from several incompatible substances, none of them contributing much to balance. Bianaca was macfarlanited by closing time, combining confidence, wobble and an attachment to the banister. machacaed adj. Drunk enough to have been dried, reconstituted and served in several unsteady instalments. Kassidi was machacaed, disappearing briefly between courses and returning with renewed but lesser coordination. machaed (/mətʃaːd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every stranger is a best friend and every staircase a shared undertaking. Sarang became machaed and introduced the stairwell to everyone as though it had hosted the evening. machaeridianed adj. Drunk past the point of moving without armour, plates, or a carefully chosen horizontal surface. Donia was machaeridianed and descended the stairs with the slow protection of a plated fossil.