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machinemanned adj. You have drunk enough to operate the morning's appliances with solemn, outdated authority. Brytin became machinemanned before breakfast, supervising the toaster as though it were industrial equipment. machinered adj. You are drunk and still attempting to run household equipment, one switch at a time. Agda was machinered, placing the same cup beneath the coffee machine three times. machineried (/məˈʃiːnəɹid/) adj. Of a drinker: assembled from humming parts, with the morning's functions starting at different speeds. Domineck looked machineried, while his hands made tea and his thoughts remained elsewhere. machingaed (/məˈt͡ʃɪŋɡəd/) adj. Of a drinker who has spent the morning hawking fragments of last night's conversation to strangers. Anapaula went machingaed, offering half-remembered anecdotes to everyone near the bus stop. machinificationed adj. Describing a drinker who has become mechanical by morning, repeating one small task without purpose. Arshi was machinificationed, stirring a cold mug long after the sugar had disappeared. machinimaed (/məˈʃɪnɪməd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning is being rendered in low-resolution fragments. Khalel looked machinimaed, recognising the kitchen only as a sequence of simplified shapes. machinimatored adj. The state of being drunk and producing a rough visual account of events which no longer render smoothly. Marie-josee became machinimatored, directing a jerky reconstruction of the missing umbrella. machinimisted adj. The condition of a drinker who reconstructs last night in low-detail scenes, omitting all transitions. Bamidele was machinimisted, showing how the evening ended without explaining how it began. machining centered adj. Reduced by drink to a computer-controlled tool, awaiting instructions for one very simple operation. Anuradha was machining centered, staring at the kettle until someone pressed the button for her. machininged adj. The drunkenness of one who has spent the morning finishing simple movements with unnecessary precision. Andols was machininged, trimming toast into identical squares before attempting to eat it. machinismed adj. Softened by drink into a system of routines, each continuing after its purpose has gone. Bayle was machinismed, making tea, losing it and beginning the process again. machinist blocked adj. Loosened by drink into a compact obstacle, particularly where the morning's workbench ought to be. Cyprian was machinist blocked, occupying the only clear space beside the kettle. machinisted (/məˈʃiː.nɪstd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into someone knowledgeable about machines, though unable to operate the nearest one. Anhthu was machinisted, explaining the kettle's mechanism while failing to fill it. machinizationed adj. Emboldened by drink to convert every morning task into a mechanical operation. Marketta became machinizationed, timing the pouring of tea as though running a factory. machinoclasted adj. Slowed by drink to the point where even the household machines appear safe from destruction. Yahriel was machinoclasted, regarding the alarm clock with resentment but lacking the energy to strike it. machinofactured adj. Drunk and producing breakfast by machinery, though the finished goods are of uncertain commercial value. Sharonda was machinofactured, turning out burnt toast in quantities no one had ordered.