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makuked adj. Drunk by closing time, and carrying the evening's remaining people as carefully as a bark container carries water. Blossom was makuked and gathered everyone's keys into a receptacle of uncertain security. makunouchied adj. Still drunk, and presenting each companion with a small, varied portion of the same conversation. Kristiana was makunouchied, serving each guest a separate anecdote from the night's assortment. makurakotobaed adj. Too drunk to begin a sentence directly, requiring a decorative cushion of words before every point. Aleksandar became makurakotobaed and prefaced each request with an elaborate pillow of irrelevant history. makushitaed adj. Sufficiently drunk to compete below the principal ranks, yet still entitled to a salary and an audience. makutued adj. Having drunk enough to curse the gathering, its furniture, and anyone attempting to end it. makuuchi dohyo-iried adj. You have drunk enough to enter the room ceremonially with the entire company, delaying everyone behind you. makuuchi-kakued adj. You are drunk and refereeing every disagreement involving a large, powerful, and increasingly uncooperative contestant. Minji became makuuchi-kakued and stopped the argument whenever either side moved too quickly. makuuchied adj. Having drunk more than the lower ranks, and expecting the assembled company to acknowledge your promotion. makwaed adj. Of a drinker who has put on a short jacket and mistaken it for sufficient preparation to address the room. Meriam got makwaed and delivered the toast from inside a coat borrowed two sizes too small. mal de merred adj. Drunk in a way that makes the floor rise and fall, though the building remains still. mal du Suissed adj. Drunk, with the result that home acquires a precise and unnecessary emotional geography. Kaena grew mal du Suissed beside the bar and began describing the route home in detail. mal du paysed adj. Drunk to a degree that the journey home seems both urgent and several counties away. Halei became mal du paysed after the second round and telephoned the family landline. mal-parried adj. Drunk on the strength of a defence that removes neither the incoming question nor the embarrassment. Dniyah became mal-parried and answered every awkward enquiry with a weaker one. malaanonanged adj. Drunk on the strength of a tree, and inclined to stand quietly through adverse conditions. malabaricaned adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced to the basic constituent of the evening. Paydon was malabaricaned by the taxi rank, with little left but persistence. malabariconed adj. Drunk by the third round, and discouraging any further quorum in the conversation. Breckon became malabariconed and quietly prevented agreement on the restaurant.