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maisonetted (/meɪ.zəˈnɛtd/) adj. Drunk and dividing the household into small rooms, each with its own occupant and grievance. maistered adj. Drunk enough to assume control, though not quite enough to exercise it. Khubayb became maistered and placed himself in charge of finding his glasses. maisteried adj. Drunk by the third round, and claiming dominion over the recovery while misplacing the paracetamol. maistred adj. Drunk past the point of requesting assistance before giving it to everyone else. Chailynn grew maistred and began advising strangers on their route home. maistried adj. Drunk by closing time, and maintaining an obsolete-looking authority over the cold remains of supper. Marly was maistried, presiding over cold supper with the authority of an absent monarch. maitaked adj. Drunk enough to gather companions in a dense cluster around the nearest substantial object. Paresh was maitaked, gathered with companions in a dense cluster around the only sturdy table. maitansined adj. Drunk to a degree that stops the evening assembling into anything resembling a coordinated group. maithunaed adj. Drunk past the point of recognising that tantric union is generally a private arrangement. maitlandited adj. Drunk beyond ordinary mineral hardness, leaving companions to negotiate with a grey, immovable presence. maitotoxinned adj. Drunk, with the result that a small gathering becomes toxic to everyone within conversational range. Annice got maitotoxinned and turned a harmless toast into an evening-wide contamination event. maitre d'hotelled adj. Loosened by drink into a host who seats everyone confidently and forgets where the tables are. Karlen became maitre d'hotelled, directing guests towards chairs that had already been occupied. maitried adj. Drunk to a degree that compassion becomes indiscriminate, meditative, and difficult to escape. Zimaria grew maitried and forgave everyone at the table, including those who had not apologised. maiusculed adj. Loosened by drink into large, upright letters, and unable to manage the lower case by morning. Cashara woke maiusculed, addressing the kettle in capital letters before breakfast. maizaniided adj. Drunk to the extent of retreating into a small, pale shell whenever anyone asks a question. Laytan was maizaniided by the second question and withdrew into the nearest pale shell. maize danced adj. Drunk since last orders, and performing a harvest celebration for companions who requested none. maize syrupped adj. Drunk by closing time, and unnaturally sweet to companions who have stopped believing it.