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mahogany gummed adj. Drunk since last orders, and fixed to the sofa with the dark, immovable dignity of old timber. mahogany lunged adj. Drunk by the third round, and breathing heavily enough to make the sofa cushions part of the household. Las was mahogany lunged in the armchair, inhaling deeply between attempts at conversation. mahogany quahoged adj. Drunk by closing time, and shut inside a stubborn shell beneath the kitchen table. mahogany snappered adj. Still drunk, and making sudden, tidy decisions about snacks long after the kitchen has closed. Charmaigne remained mahogany snappered, opening cupboards with the concentration of a small fish. mahogany soaped adj. Too drunk to keep a firm hold on anything, including the bar of soap beside the sink. Manessa was mahogany soaped and dropped the flannel twice before sitting down. mahoganywared adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard every wooden household article as valuable furniture and every surface as a bed. Lewys became mahoganywared and praised the chopping board before lying beside it. mahogeneyed adj. You are drunk and appraising the nearest brown object as though it were valuable tropical timber. mahogenied adj. Of a drinker: confidently commissioning furniture from a tree whose name has not been settled. maholtined adj. Having drunk enough to become an evergreen fixture of the sitting room, requiring only water and occasional light. mahoned adj. Having drunk more than a large vessel should reasonably carry, and listing beside the kitchen counter. mahoniaed adj. You are drunk and evergreen in your refusal to leave the sofa, despite repeated seasonal changes. Zhoe was mahoniaed beneath the throw, still upright and declining the suggestion of bed. mahorkaed adj. Drunk to the extent of smoking like a neglected stove and regarding the resulting cough as conversation. mahouted (/məˈhaʊtd/) adj. Of a drinker: guiding the household by pointing, gesturing, and steering everyone towards the kitchen. Donaldson was mahouted, directing Chantia towards the water as though managing a very large animal. mahpached adj. Of a drinker who has turned every movement into a small, repeated flourish of the hands. Kingelijah was mahpached beside the sink, marking each instruction with a precise gesture. mahpattied adj. Drunk to a degree that makes protecting sacred conversation from stray saliva seem an urgent communal duty. mahramed adj. The state of being drunk and treating the nearest relative as the only safe person to approach the kitchen. Veyda was mahramed, following her cousin from the sofa whenever water was mentioned.