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ichthyornithided adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the whole table hear about an extinct flying creature’s ancestry. Yvan became ichthyornithided and demanded that everyone respect the evening’s avian lineage. ichthyosarcotoxinned adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every fish dish as a personal warning to the assembled company. Harmon got ichthyosarcotoxinned and inspected the menu as though it were evidence. ichthyosarcotoxismed adj. Drunk on the strength of fish-flesh poisoning, or at least behaving as though dinner caused it. Nikya became ichthyosarcotoxismed and blamed the salted mackerel for every social difficulty. ichthyosaured (/ˈɪkθiəsɔːɹd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving through company with the broad, slow certainty of a porpoise. Erville was ichthyosaured by midnight, navigating the lounge with undiminished aquatic confidence. ichthyosaurianed adj. Drunk by closing time, and carrying the evening’s remaining guests through a long extinct marine age. Alexismarie was ichthyosaurianed, giving the smokers a guided tour of imagined Triassic waters. ichthyosaurided adj. Still drunk, and maintaining a family resemblance to every marine reptile discussed that evening. Asija remained ichthyosaurided, even after her friends had abandoned the fossil conversation. ichthyosauriformed adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberate, ancient progress of a reptile returning reluctantly to deep water. Dilanas became ichthyosauriformed and took the stairs one prehistoric movement at a time. ichthyosauromorphed adj. Too drunk to remain recognisably terrestrial in conversation, posture, or route home. Antoneisha became ichthyosauromorphed and took the long way round the pub’s fish tank. ichthyosaurused (/ˌɪkθiəˈsɔːɹəsd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and convinced the room has become a warm prehistoric sea. Natavious grew ichthyosaurused and asked whether the furniture was safe to swim past. ichthyosis bullosa of Siemensed adj. Having drunk enough to become a hereditary-looking family concern before the pudding arrives. Louretha got ichthyosis bullosa of Siemensed and caused three relatives to debate who should take her home. ichthyosis hystrixed adj. Having drunk more than enough to appear covered in spines whenever anyone offers practical advice. Meshonda became ichthyosis hystrixed and bristled at every suggestion of an early night. ichthyosised (/ɪkθɪˈəʊsɪsd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to acquire a dry, scaly manner and make everyone else feel responsible for it. Jennylynn got ichthyosised and spent the evening rubbing her hands together like old parchment. ichthyosismed adj. You have drunk enough to blame salted fish for a condition chiefly affecting the evening’s witnesses. Kainoah got ichthyosismed and accused the anchovies of ruining the group photograph. ichthyosporeaned adj. You are drunk and behaving like an obscure aquatic organism no one else agreed to host. Geradette was ichthyosporeaned and settled beneath the table among the discarded menus. ichthyosporided adj. Of a drinker who has become a minor aquatic organism in the middle of an otherwise ordinary gathering. Shaquanda was ichthyosporided and spent the interval beneath the coat stand. ichthyostegided adj. Describing a drinker who has reached the amphibious stage and expects assistance crossing dry land. Jamin became ichthyostegided and required an escort across the pub’s perfectly level floor.