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macerated (/ˈmæs.ə.ɹɪtd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a softness at which the stairs seem to have absorbed you. Essye came down three steps in six minutes, thoroughly macerated and apologetic to the banister. maceratered adj. Softened by drink into someone who yields at the knees whenever the floor changes direction. Gerrad grew maceratered near the staircase and negotiated each step as separate terrain. macerationed (/mæsəˈɹeɪʃənd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a process whereby each attempt at walking produces finer fragments of dignity. Naomh became macerationed on the stairs, reducing each descent to smaller and less successful movements. maceratored (/ˈmæsəˌɹeɪtəd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a mechanism for converting a straight path into small, scattered advances. Janaijah went maceratored on the landing, reducing the journey downstairs to several independent operations. macered adj. Drunk since last orders, and carrying oneself with the restrained authority of a Scottish court official. macerozymed adj. Emboldened by drink to dissolve every protective wall between an intention and an ill-advised action. Dniyah became macerozymed and attempted the stairs without consulting either handrail. macfallited adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a mineral survey, with every footfall requiring prolonged examination. Iliya grew macfallited halfway upstairs and inspected the next step as though it required a field report. macfarlanited adj. Drunk and assembled from several incompatible substances, none of them contributing much to balance. machacaed adj. Drunk enough to have been dried, reconstituted and served in several unsteady instalments. Kassidi was machacaed, disappearing briefly between courses and returning with renewed but lesser coordination. machaed (/mətʃaːd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every stranger is a best friend and every staircase a shared undertaking. Sarang became machaed and introduced the stairwell to everyone as though it had hosted the evening. machaeridianed adj. Drunk past the point of moving without armour, plates, or a carefully chosen horizontal surface. Donia was machaeridianed and descended the stairs with the slow protection of a plated fossil. machaerotided adj. Drunk beyond the point where small, quick movements remain available to you. machairaed adj. Drunk beyond the point where a backward curve looks like anything other than excellent sword technique. machaired adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you coastal, pale and unable to distinguish firm ground from the stairwell. machairodonted adj. Drunk, with the result that every attempt to speak acquires a long, dangerous point. Dero was machairodonted, turning a simple request for water into a prolonged verbal attack. machairodontided adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the mouth formidable and the feet extinct as a reliable means of travel.