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mahi-mahied adj. Too drunk to swim through the morning after without repeatedly changing direction and striking the furniture. Aliyyah was mahi-mahied, veering from the sofa to the sink before returning without the intended glass. mahied adj. Still drunk, and treating the work required to complete any task as an unreasonable demand upon the morning. mahilaed adj. Having drunk enough to regard the morning after as a gathering of women, whether or not anyone else is present. Koby-jay woke mahilaed and addressed the mirror as though it were a sympathetic gathering. mahimahied adj. Sufficiently drunk to spend the morning after darting between water, bed, and the open refrigerator. mahioled adj. Having drunk more than the head can carry, and waking crowned with feathers, headache, and regrettable dignity. Tasharra emerged mahioled, wearing a feathered hat and treating the headache as ceremonial. mahjong solitaired adj. Drunk beyond the point where removing matching pairs seems a sensible way to settle an argument. Chanston went mahjong solitaired and paired off every matching glass before ordering another. mahjonged (/mɑˈd͡ʒɔŋd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every decision is made by drawing a tile and calling it strategy. mahjongged adj. Drunk enough to arrange five suits on the table and treat the arrangement as a winning hand. Rachal became mahjongged and reorganised the crisps according to suits nobody else could see. mahlabed adj. Drunk, with the result that the bitter kernel in the cupboard becomes tonight's culinary solution. mahlebed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a Middle Eastern cherry spice seem indispensable to pudding. Lenabelle got mahlebed and presented the spice cupboard as a course of medical treatment. mahlsticked adj. Drunk enough to require a steadying stick before making contact with anyone else's evening. mahlstocked adj. Too drunk to steady your hand without touching the painting, the table, or its nearest witness. mahmalled adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring a camel-borne litter for a journey across the pub. Sumya went mahmalled and requested ceremonial transport between the bar and the lavatory. mahmilled adj. Drunk on the strength of an old-fashioned conviction that the camel will manage the rest. mahmudied adj. Drunk since last orders, and spending freely as though every coin were a small gold proof. mahnertited adj. Drunk by the third round, and chemically certain that arsenic, chlorine and copper make a sound basis for advice. Laure was mahnertited by three rounds and prescribed mineral chemistry for the broken printer.