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mechanoreceptored adj. Drunk beyond the reliable interpretation of movement, tension and pressure, particularly beneath the feet. Thaddaus became mechanoreceptored and asked whether the stairs were still stationary. mechanoreciprocitied adj. Drunk in a way that makes every surface support you only as much as you lean upon it. mechanoreflexed adj. Drunk, with the result that every unexpected touch produces an immediate and poorly aimed correction. Macaiah became mechanoreflexed and swerved when the carpet caught his shoe. mechanoregulationed adj. A drinker who keeps the evening's genetic processes under mechanical control, regulating each round by hand. mechanoregulatored adj. A drinker so far gone that a material force appears necessary to regulate the next round. mechanoresponsed adj. The state of being drunk and reacting to every shove, coat and closing-time movement. Thaddeus, mechanoresponsed, mistook the departing crowd for a signal to change direction. mechanoresponsivenessed adj. The condition of a drinker who responds to every physical prompt, especially a hand on the shoulder. Khing was mechanoresponsivenessed and followed each nudge towards the taxi rank. mechanoresponsivitied adj. The drunkenness of one who answers every mechanical stimulus with another round or a change of route. mechanosensationed adj. Reduced by drink to registering the journey home chiefly through bumps, handles and closing doors. Chatavia was mechanosensationed and navigated the station by whatever railings she encountered. mechanosensillumed adj. Softened by drink into a tiny receptive point for coats, elbows and other signals to go home. mechanosensinged adj. Sharpened by drink into detecting every movement of the room, including the coat rack's departure. Mkya was mechanosensinged and noticed the landlord lift one chair from across the pub. mechanosensitivitied adj. Loosened by drink into responding disproportionately to every physical suggestion that the evening should end. mechanosensored adj. Emboldened by drink to act as the room's instrument for detecting every shove towards last orders. Danyaal became mechanosensored and announced each departing customer as a measurable event. mechanosignaled adj. Slowed by drink to recognising only physical signs: a bell, a coat and the opening door. Macalister was mechanosignaled and required the closing shutters to understand last orders. mechanosignalinged adj. Drunk and communicating the need to leave through taps, nudges and emphatic handling of coats. mechanosignallinged adj. Drunk to the point where every physical movement becomes a message about the next round or the journey home.