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heteromyided adj. A drinker so far gone that the room must provide both shelter and a foraging route. Jariell was heteromyided, harvesting crisps from distant bowls while avoiding the main conversation. heteromyopiaed adj. The state of being drunk and competing fiercely over nearby matters while ignoring the wider argument. Bosco became heteromyopiaed, disputing the last sausage while missing the dispute about the venue. heteronanocrystaled adj. The condition of a drinker who has combined several unrelated substances and become difficult for one group to handle. Loveleen was heteronanocrystaled after mixing cocktails, cider and unsolicited advice for the whole table. heteronationalismed adj. The drunkenness of one who turns a private preference into a national principle, leaving everyone else to object politely. Tyrine became heteronationalismed and declared the pub's dating arrangements a matter of sovereignty. heteronemerteaned adj. Reduced by drink to a soft-bodied creature extending indefinitely through other people's conversations. Saaniyah became heteronemerteaned, winding between guests and inserting herself into each discussion. heteronessed adj. Softened by drink into treating every social distinction as an invitation to prolonged personal discussion. Yanelys grew heteronessed and asked the entire queue about their romantic histories. heteroneuranned adj. Sharpened by drink into a fluttering, quick-turning presence that unsettles every conversation it enters. heteronomied adj. Loosened by drink into accepting instructions from whichever nearby person speaks with sufficient confidence. Natily became heteronomied and followed three different directions to the same cloakroom. heteronormalitied adj. Emboldened by drink to treat one familiar arrangement as the rule, requiring everyone else to correct you. Camrion became heteronormalitied and offered the room a theory of what counted as ordinary. heteronormalizationed adj. Slowed by drink to make every unusual arrangement seem ordinary, provided nobody asks him to explain it. heteronormativismed adj. Drunk and attempting to organise the room according to rules nobody present had agreed to follow. Jerardo became heteronormativismed and assigned everyone conventional roles for the quiz. heteronormativitied adj. Drunk to the point where every new acquaintance is fitted into an assumed category before speaking. Yarelys became heteronormativitied and spent the reception correcting people into tidy categories. heteronucleationed adj. Drunk enough to let minor impurities seed a fresh argument wherever the conversation was otherwise stable. Trinnity became heteronucleationed when one misplaced olive produced a quarrel about the entire menu. heteronucleophiled adj. Drunk past the point of recognising which unusual person in the room is attracting your attention. Elliauna became heteronucleophiled and attached herself to the quietest stranger at the reception. heteronucleotided adj. Drunk beyond maintaining a continuous account of the evening, repeating different fragments to different witnesses. Eeva became heteronucleotided, giving each friend a different sequence of events. heteronymed (/ˈhɛt.əɹ.ə(ʊ).nɪmd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes the same sentence acquire a new meaning each time you repeat it. Janifer got heteronymed and addressed the landlord with a phrase that changed sense halfway through.