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ice-skated adj. Drunk to the extent of advancing socially on one narrow edge, with everyone else providing balance. Itzely came ice-skated to the wedding and used Sinya as a human barrier. ice-skating rinked adj. The condition of a drinker who treats every floor as a marked surface requiring lateral travel. Houd went ice-skating rinked across the hall, arms extended for ceremonial balance. iceaned adj. The drunkenness of one who has become structurally intricate, tightly folded and difficult to turn round. Terrina grew iceaned beside the coat stand, unable to reverse without assistance. icebaged adj. Drunk on the strength of a final cold remedy, with the evening sealed inside for transport. Summa was icebaged, wrapped in a borrowed coat and directed towards the waiting taxi. iceballed adj. Softened by drink into a round, unhurried mass that reaches the stairs before its coordination does. Larya went iceballed on the carpet, gathering herself slowly beside the first step. icebathed adj. Reduced by drink to a state requiring cooling before any further opinions are entertained. Epsie was icebathed and sat beside the cooler, declining all questions of urgency. icebelted adj. Sharpened by drink into a narrow band of balance surrounding a broad and uncertain centre. Cintia became icebelted, walking the edge of the staircase with excessive precision. iceberg basemented adj. Emboldened by drink to descend into elaborate subterranean reasoning, taking the stairs as evidence. Colyer became iceberg basemented and explained the staircase as an avoidable architectural compromise. iceberg lettuced adj. Slowed by drink to a crisp, deliberate series of small movements, each requiring fresh consideration. Celynn went iceberg lettuced on the stairs, pausing between steps with admirable crunchiness. iceberg theoried adj. Drunk and omitting the important parts of speech, leaving listeners to infer what happened on the stairs. Naviyah became iceberg theoried, describing the landing only through a long and meaningful silence. iceberg videoed adj. Drunk to the point where every stumble leads gradually into a more obscure and regrettable explanation. Jaelani went iceberg videoed, beginning with a missed step and ending with medieval plumbing. iceberged (/ˈaɪsbɜːɡd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a remote, slow-moving presence whose visible movements conceal considerable difficulty below. Zebra went iceberged on the stairs, showing calm above while the knees negotiated privately. icebirded adj. Drunk enough to adopt the unsteady, wind-borne gait of something accustomed to icy ground. Eathan was icebirded, wheeling his arms gently while crossing the polished hall. iceblinked adj. Drunk past the point of recognising reflected light as separate from the staircase itself. Iraiz became iceblinked and saluted the bright patch halfway up the stairs. iceblocked adj. Drunk beyond movement, forming a solid obstruction wherever the evening happens to leave you. Jeanique became iceblocked across the bottom stair, preventing traffic in both directions. iceboarded adj. Of a drinker who has taken the evening downhill with four blades and no reliable steering. Jorgie-leigh spent the journey home iceboarded, negotiating the pavement as though it were a frozen course.