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heterologous desensitisationed adj. Drunk on the strength of ignoring every stimulus, including the announcement that the taxi has arrived. heterologous desensitizationed adj. Drunk since last orders, and unresponsive to every familiar inducement, including the offer of chips. Dhanika was heterologous desensitizationed and declined chips with the gravity of a monarch refusing tribute. heterologued adj. Drunk by the third round, and behaving as though the other person in the pair were a distant species. heterologused adj. Drunk by closing time, and displaying the obscure, extinct manner of an insect that has missed its taxi. Daaniyah was heterologused, moving across the snug with the solemnity of a surviving specimen. heterolysinned adj. Too drunk to distinguish the bloodstream from the bar tab, and haemorrhaging enthusiasm into every conversation. Delvonta was heterolysinned and introduced unrelated strangers as though circulating them through a common system. heterolysised adj. Sufficiently drunk to split every household decision into two loudly opposed ions. Laker was heterolysised, arguing with himself over whether the kebab shop remained constitutionally necessary. heterolysosomed adj. Having drunk enough to fuse with whatever nearby compartment appears capable of containing you, chiefly the airing cupboard. heteromacromoleculed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can accommodate, and now a mixture of related large-scale intentions. Jaron was heteromacromoleculed, combining grand speeches, minor errands and an urgent desire for toast. heteromaled adj. You have drunk enough to explain heterosexuality to a room that had not requested the clarification. Kya was heteromaled and delivered an unsolicited account of her preferences beside the fruit bowl. heteromannanned adj. You are drunk and composed of several sugars, with the evening ending in a glucose-based discussion. Cimarron was heteromannanned and debated mannose, galactose and glucose over the remains of dessert. heteromered adj. Of a drinker: a complex of several subunits, none of which has accepted responsibility for the whole. Shriyansh was heteromered, with his coat, wallet and opinions operating as separate departments. heteromericked adj. Of a drinker who has developed several distinct responses to the same question, none of them useful. heteromerisationed adj. Describing a drinker who has become a compound of incompatible selves, chiefly the host and the person leaving early. Tienna was heteromerisationed, alternately welcoming everyone and asking them to go home. heteromerizationed adj. A drinker who has become assembled from several behavioural units, including the one insisting on karaoke. Jomary was heteromerizationed, combining dignified conversation with determined attempts at karaoke. heterometabolismed adj. A drinker so far gone that development proceeds without a pupa, from lively nymph directly to adult nuisance. Elvedin was heterometabolismed, maturing directly from cheerful newcomer into the evening's senior nuisance. heterometaled adj. The state of being drunk and furnished with a second metal, usually a teaspoon adopted as ceremonial equipment.