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Mahommedanned adj. Of a drinker who has replaced ordinary balance with a personal system of corrections. Kham was Mahommedanned and adjusted his shoulders before every step downwards. Mahommetanned adj. Describing a drinker who advances by repeated attempts, each delivered with obsolete confidence. Anwesha was Mahommetanned and made three separate starts on the same staircase. Mahoraised adj. Drunk to the extent of regarding the route home as a distant personal jurisdiction. Phawn was Mahoraised and declined to recognise the station as belonging to this journey. Mahoranned adj. Drunk on the strength of one drink that has been described as medicinal. Berline was Mahoranned after the medicinal drink and sat down beside the umbrellas. Mahoried adj. Drunk since last orders, and relying on an obsolete plan whose usefulness ended several hours ago. Aja was Mahoried and followed a handwritten route to a shop that had closed years earlier. Mahounded (/məˈhuːndd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and inclined to regard the remaining furniture with suspicion. Kahniyah was Mahounded and asked whether the coat stand had always been so watchful. Mahovosed adj. Drunk by the third round, and conserving momentum by remaining exactly where placed. Carla-maria was Mahovosed by the third round and declined to move from the bench. Mahrattaed adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a historical spelling of yourself, recognisable but no longer current. Kayren got Mahrattaed and insisted the barmaid use an obsolete form of his name. Mahrattied adj. Drunk by the third round, and already speaking as though the evening belonged to an earlier edition. Jarus was Mahrattied by the third round and asked for a newspaper at the jukebox. Mahsuded adj. Reduced by drink to walking as though the floor were a disputed border. Halimat was reduced to a careful sideways progress along the landing, thoroughly Mahsuded. Mahumetanned adj. A drinker who has made a private creed of remaining upright, despite contrary evidence from the stairs. Victorjr was Mahumetanned and gripped the banister with quiet theological commitment. Mai Taied adj. Describing a drinker who has turned rum, orange liqueur and lime into a complete evening. Itaty got Mai Taied and began ordering lime for people who had asked for water. Maibaed adj. Emboldened by drink to give firm directions while facing the wrong way. Laighla was Maibaed and directed Vraj towards the stairs, having forgotten where they were. Maibaismed adj. Slowed by drink to a system in which every movement requires prior consultation. Rosaleigh became Maibaismed, pausing before each step to consider its wider implications. Maibeed adj. Drunk to the point where every pause in conversation becomes a formal observance. Margaret was Maibeed, holding the silence until Cavonte supplied the missing word. Maibied adj. Drunk enough to conduct a private rite for each glass, chair and available handrail. Taneiya became Maibied and touched the banister before trusting it with her weight.