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machine worded adj. The condition of a drinker who communicates in fixed-length units, despite the absence of any fixed-length thought. machine zoned adj. The condition of a drinker who has surrendered practical thought to a flashing sequence of fruit and bells. machine-gunnered adj. Softened by drink into a person who handles every conversation as though it required covering fire. Wendlyn was machine-gunnered, defending an otherwise harmless opinion with relentless repetition. machine-houred adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken personal idleness for a billable hour of industrial productivity. machineabilitied adj. Too drunk to resist being directed through the established sequence of coats, payment, taxi, and bed. Deboroh was machineabilitied and passed from bar stool to taxi without independent navigation. machined (/məˈʃiːnd/) adj. You have drunk enough to operate the evening by repeated cycles of round, coat, taxi, and regret. Lensy was machined by closing time, repeating the same departure procedure without leaving. machinefuled adj. Having drunk enough to require a full wash cycle before being considered fit for daylight. machinegunned adj. Drunk to the extent of addressing every remark in rapid succession, with no discernible pause for correction. Estarlin got machinegunned and delivered six opinions before anyone had finished asking the question. machinegunnered adj. Sharpened by drink into rapid, purposeful bursts of speech, each aimed at a different bystander. machinelessnessed adj. Having drunk more than the available machinery can process, leaving the morning conspicuously manual. Marinee was machinelessnessed, opening the curtains by hand and regretting every movement. machinemaed adj. A drinker who has rendered the previous evening in crude, jerking scenes, with the expensive details missing. machinemanned adj. You have drunk enough to operate the morning's appliances with solemn, outdated authority. Brytin became machinemanned before breakfast, supervising the toaster as though it were industrial equipment. machinered adj. You are drunk and still attempting to run household equipment, one switch at a time. machineried (/məˈʃiːnəɹid/) adj. Of a drinker: assembled from humming parts, with the morning's functions starting at different speeds. machingaed (/məˈt͡ʃɪŋɡəd/) adj. Of a drinker who has spent the morning hawking fragments of last night's conversation to strangers. machinificationed adj. Describing a drinker who has become mechanical by morning, repeating one small task without purpose. Arshi was machinificationed, stirring a cold mug long after the sugar had disappeared.