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eicosamered adj. Drunk beyond the point where twenty separate sofa-based intentions can be kept together. Brice was eicosamered, holding twenty ideas and acting on none of them. eicosaned adj. Drunk in a way that leaves a long, unbranched trail from the kitchen to the sofa. Imogen was eicosaned, stretched along the route between the sink and the cushions. eicosanedioled adj. Drunk to the extent of having two distinct soft spots, one on the sofa and one beside the kettle. Glendon was eicosanedioled, comfortable in two places and committed to neither. eicosanetrioled adj. Drunk on the strength of three separate comforts: cushions, water and something left in the oven. Euniece was eicosanetrioled, guarding the sofa, the tumbler and an unattended tray. eicosanoated adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a salt or ester of the evening, and is going down well with the crisps. Wilner got eicosanoated and spent an hour dissolving gently beside the hand-pulled ale. eicosanoic acided adj. The drunkenness of one who has gone solid, long-chain and rather difficult to shift from the bar stool. Martino sat eicosanoic acided through two conversations and the landlord's first hint. eicosanoided (/aɪˈkoʊ.səˌnɔɪdd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a hormone of the pub, prompting bodily responses wherever the round is mentioned. Stanely grew eicosanoided and announced the next round before anyone had found their change. eicosanoled adj. Sharpened by drink into a long, aliphatic spirit, with a surprisingly persistent presence at the bar. Kenzo-lee became eicosanoled and maintained a straight line only between stool and counter. eicosanoyled adj. Loosened by drink into a single radical, detached from polite conversation and joining whatever compound is nearest. Jerrid got eicosanoyled and attached himself to a discussion about darts. eicosapentaened adj. Slowed by drink to five hesitant turns of phrase, each separated by a considerable pause. Antwanette grew eicosapentaened and took five attempts to order a packet of crisps. eicosapentaenoated adj. Drunk and composed of five distinct bends, each taken on the way back from the lavatory. Magella came back eicosapentaenoated, having negotiated five unnecessary changes of direction. eicosapentaenoic acided adj. Drunk enough to supply five separate excuses for staying, each delivered with plausible conviction. Cayde became eicosapentaenoic acided and offered five reasons why the pub could not yet close. eicosapentaenoyled adj. Drunk beyond five separate attempts to leave, each ending in renewed attachment to the bar. Khamani got eicosapentaenoyled and departed the pub five times without reaching the door. eicosapentanoic acided adj. Drunk in a way that gives a very long evening the density of something neither time nor persuasion can metabolise. Domeeka became eicosapentanoic acided and remained dense with purpose beside the fruit machine. eicosapeptided adj. Drunk, with the result that twenty separate thoughts have joined into one small, chewy conclusion. Adelle went eicosapeptided and compressed twenty observations into a single speech about sausages. eicosatetraened adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves four routes home visible, none of them containing the front door. Deloice was eicosatetraened and considered four ways across the pub before moving.