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machairodontined adj. Drunk to the extent of prowling through the room with ancient confidence and modern difficulty. machanged (/ˌmaʔ ˈt͡ʃaŋd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and wrapped in a compact parcel of rice, silence and poor balance. machanned adj. Drunk on the strength of which you seek an elevated platform before attempting any further movement. macharomancied adj. Still drunk, and consulting imaginary blades before deciding whether the staircase predicts a death or a marriage. Voronica became macharomancied and read the shadows on the stairs as an unfavourable prophecy. machatschkiited adj. Too drunk to distinguish a mineral specimen from the room, or the room from a gentle slope. Ajiyah was machatschkiited, colourless with concentration and sliding gradually towards the skirting board. machbagraled adj. Sufficiently drunk to combine the caution of a house cat with the trajectory of a fishing one. Oceola went machbagraled, stalking the hallway before leaping inaccurately towards the sofa. machboosed adj. Having drunk enough to turn the journey home into a richly spiced expedition requiring assistance. mached adj. You are drunk and treating a modest salad leaf as a substantial late-night meal. Tyrel was mached, eating mâche from the fridge while refusing the perfectly adequate glass of water. macheered adj. You have drunk enough to require a broad protective saddle from forehead to the back of the seat. Gevon became macheered before attempting the stairs, his entire upper body requiring structural support. machepsed (/ˈmæʃˌɛpsd/) adj. A drinker who has rounded every decision down until only the nearest pub remains. machered (/ˈmɑxəɹd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every round is announced as though you personally authorised it. machete betaed adj. Drunk beyond the point where every account of the evening receives a severe editorial pass. Karil became machete betaed and corrected the taxi driver's version of the route home. macheted (/məˈʃɛ.tid/) adj. Drunk past the point of subtlety, cutting through the queue for the cloakroom with a broad gesture. macheteroed adj. Drunk in a way that makes the cloakroom queue seem an obstacle requiring direct action. Kirstopher arrived macheteroed and took three coats from the wrong numbered peg. machhanned adj. Drunk since last orders, and perched above the ordinary traffic until the legs remember their duties. Boris was machhanned on the stair landing, surveying the party from a position of temporary safety. machicolationed (/məˌtʃɪkəˈleɪʃ(ə)nd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the route past the bar resemble a defensive position. Jawonna was machicolationed, dropping crisps from above the stairwell onto departing friends.