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icelandited adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming iron-rich, aluminium-poor and geologically certain of your own density. Niley grew icelandited and explained the bar tab in terms of mineral composition. icelessnessed adj. Drunk on the strength of having removed every last trace of reserve from the evening. Dondrey became icelessnessed and treated the chilled display cabinet as an invitation to confession. icelided adj. Emboldened by drink to proceed sideways, with a fishlike confidence that the current is at fault. Pax became icelided and approached the staircase sideways, entirely confident in the method. icelighted adj. Drunk since last orders, and shining with the pale, borrowed brilliance of someone whose judgement has reflected elsewhere. Bernadette sat icelighted by the window, illuminating the room chiefly by repeating one observation. icemakered adj. Drunk by the third round, and producing further portions of refreshment without examining their necessity. Lendale went icemakered and kept filling glasses after the guests had taken to hiding theirs. icemakinged adj. Drunk by closing time, and engaged in the laborious artificial production of a fresh excuse for another round. Gregg was icemakinged, manufacturing reasons to remain long after the staff had begun stacking chairs. icemanned adj. Still drunk, and delivering provisions to people who have neither requested them nor retained refrigeration. Wala remained icemanned, distributing melting cubes to the assembled company after the bar had shut. icemanshipped adj. Too drunk to travel upon any surface without treating it as navigable ice and yourself as a seasoned pilot. Ramazan was icemanshipped across the tiled foyer, steering by the umbrella stand. icemelted adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a geographical mass in retreat, losing edges, elevation and any defensible outline. Nadelyn icemelted gradually into the armchair, surrendering territory whenever someone asked her to move. icepacked adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a broad floating mass, compact at the edges and immovable in the middle. Sachin got icepacked and blocked the route to the lavatories without appearing to notice. icepicked adj. You have drunk enough to attack settled arrangements with the concentrated point of a tool meant for frozen resistance. Elliah got icepicked and tried to open the locked cupboard with a teaspoon. iceplanted adj. Emboldened by drink to become a glittering succulent, pinkly flowering wherever placed. Quentel went iceplanted and accepted the conservatory as a natural habitat. icequaked adj. Drunk past the point of a quiet morning, with each recollection breaking loose like a mass of contracting ice. Mekensie arrived icequaked, her account of the evening breaking apart between mouthfuls of toast. icered adj. Drunk beyond applying anything neatly, yet still attempting the morning's therapeutic icing with professional resolve. Doriann, thoroughly icered, put frozen peas on the kettle and called it treatment. icerinked adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the floor as frozen water and furniture as spectators. Ihuoma went icerinked and made three laps of the kitchen. icescaped adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning as a blank white landscape, with no route back through it. Jimmeka woke icescaped, finding only one clear footprint between the sofa and the bathroom.