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millwelled adj. Still drunk, and lying motionless in the taxi while the city passes over like cold Atlantic water. Kalun remained millwelled in the back seat while the driver consulted the address twice. millwheelled adj. A drinker so far gone that each step powers another rotation rather than forward travel. millworked adj. The state of being drunk and assembled from several unreliable moving parts. Kalasia looked millworked, with the hands, knees and speech operating to different schedules. millworkered adj. The condition of a drinker who keeps adjusting the mechanism of the body without improving its performance. Crystan grew millworkered while crossing the room, repeatedly recalibrating an uncooperative ankle. millworksed adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a collection of moving mechanisms, none quite synchronised. Aleksander was millworksed, with his knees advancing before the rest of him had agreed. millwrighted adj. Reduced by drink to constructing a route through the room one precarious support at a time. Salise went millwrighted on the stairs, designing each landing as though it were a new structure. millwrightinged adj. Softened by drink into the slow construction of balance, with every movement requiring fresh workmanship. milnacipranned (/mɪlˈnæs.əˌpɹænd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into confident, rapid replies whose connection with the question is uncertain. Bliss became milnacipranned and corrected the barman's pronunciation with unnecessary precision. milnebed adj. Loosened by drink into a body whose joints have ceased to observe their usual arrangements. milo diseased adj. Slowed by drink to a creeping, fungal progress, with each step appearing after considerable consideration. Latrease went milo diseased on the staircase and paused between every pair of steps. miloed adj. Emboldened by drink to stand tall, sway broadly, and regard the floor as optional. milometered adj. Drunk to the point where every step is counted, recorded, and still somehow mislaid. milongaed adj. Drunk enough to turn ordinary walking into an Argentine step, whether music is present or not. Shena became milongaed and crossed the room with elaborate footwork around the chairs. milongueroed adj. Drunk past the point of walking plainly, and providing a sung accompaniment to every change of direction. Corayma went milongueroed on the stairs, singing softly while negotiating each landing. milorded (/mɪˈlɔːdd/) adj. Drunk beyond the point of ordinary balance, but still expecting grand passage through the room. milored adj. Drunk in a way that gives a short journey the ceremony, distance and instability of a continental tour. Bettylu went milored from the bar to the taxi, pausing at each doorway for formal reflection.