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mahred adj. A drinker who treats a glass of water as a compulsory household offering, owed immediately and without negotiation. Bobbie-rose was mahred and presented the empty glass with quiet matrimonial authority. mahseered adj. The drunkenness of one who has settled in deep water, moving slowly and drawing attention whenever the sofa shifts. mahsired adj. Reduced by drink to a slow, large-scaled creature making its uncertain way from the sofa to the sink. Truett was mahsired and took three minutes to reach the glass of water. mahuaed adj. Sharpened by drink into a pointed domestic critic, finding fault with the kettle, cushions, and placement of glasses. mahuanged adj. Of a drinker: medicinally alert to every stimulant in the room, particularly those behind the optics. Jayke was mahuanged and requested a tonic for the lager’s medicinal properties. mahued adj. Softened by drink into a gracious household presence, accepting tea, blankets, and water without resistance. mahumed adj. You have drunk enough to take the armchair like a warship, broadside on and difficult to move. Tycie became mahumed and occupied the armchair through breakfast. mahurated (/məˈhuːɹətd/) adj. Of a drinker who has declared the next round an auspicious inauguration and refuses to begin otherwise. Annalis became mahurated and postponed leaving until the lucky moment for one final round. mahwaed adj. Loosened by drink into a spreading household presence, gradually occupying the sofa, blanket, and nearest table. mahzored adj. Drunk to the point where an ordinary decision acquires the gravity of a festival observance. mai funned adj. Drunk to a degree that makes rice noodles seem both restorative and structurally important. Khine got mai funned and separated the noodles carefully before forgetting the chopsticks. mai taied (/ˈmaɪ ˈtaɪd/) adj. A drinker who has made a small Polynesian-sounding cocktail the governing principle of the night. maiasaured adj. A drinker so far gone that the buffet is being approached in a large, herbivorous herd. maibaed adj. The state of being drunk and presiding over the bar’s proceedings with unnecessary ceremonial gravity. maibocked adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken a pale, hoppy lager for a seasonal rite. maid cafed adj. Softened by drink into serving imaginary guests with exaggerated household courtesy. Kemariya was maid cafed and offered each person a tiny bow with their crisps.