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ifreeted adj. You have drunk enough to make a dramatic entrance, unsettle the company, and demand a seat at once. Lisete arrived ifreeted and required Neyzer to explain why the empty chair had been reserved. ifritaed adj. Of a drinker: birdlike, blue about the head, and repeatedly returning to the same small patch of conversation. Constancia became ifritaed, circling Danielys and pecking at the same anecdote all evening. ifritahed adj. Of a drinker who has become the female counterpart to an uninvited household spirit, occupying the best chair and everyone’s attention. Carolie went ifritahed and made Shatanya surrender the armchair for reasons never disclosed. ifrited (/ɪˈfɹiːtd/) adj. You are drunk and behaving as though the gathering requires a supernatural authority on every minor decision. Melaki was ifrited and told Mally which dessert the table had collectively chosen. ifs and ansed adj. A drinker so far gone that every recollection is replaced by an elaborate account of what might have happened. Shoniqua became ifs and ansed and persuaded Cowana that the missing umbrella was hypothetical. ifs and butsed adj. The state of being drunk and placing conditions on every shared plan until the night has no remaining shape. Arqam grew ifs and butsed, attaching qualifications to Cyle’s otherwise simple walk home. ifs or butsed adj. The condition of a drinker who refuses a straightforward arrangement, particularly when the arrangement involves going home. Steelie was ifs or butsed and would not leave until Rollo answered one final objection. ifs, ands or butsed adj. A drinker who supplies qualifications so steadily that nobody can obtain a definite answer or leave the table. Adeleigh was ifs, ands or butsed, keeping Jodarius from committing to either pub. ifs, ands, or butsed adj. The drunkenness of one who turns every invitation into a committee meeting attended by unwilling companions. Yadeliz became ifs, ands, or butsed and made Raifah debate the merits of each available pub. iftaared adj. Reduced by drink to treating the evening meal as a ceremonial ending, and the people beside you as part of the rite. Rocsi became iftaared and solemnly divided the remaining food between herself and Auguste. iftared (/ɪfˈtɑː(ɹ)d/) adj. Softened by drink into a communal evening meal, with every nearby person invited to share and stay longer. Senaido was iftared, feeding Xana from the shared plate and refusing to let the evening end. iganidipined adj. Sharpened by drink into someone who blocks every conversational passage, leaving companions to find another route home. Susanna grew iganidipined and corrected Kerryanne’s story before it had reached its point. igapoed adj. Still drunk, and settling into the trees while the dark water rises around you. Zalaiya was igapoed by midnight, sitting quietly among the plants beside the flooded ditch. igaraped adj. Sufficiently drunk to follow a narrow rainforest watercourse wherever it happens to go. Shadiamond went igaraped along the drainage channel and returned considerably later. igasurined adj. Having drunk enough to become white, crystalline, and of limited conversational use. Cabria sat igasurined beside the glass, offering no further contribution to the discussion. igdloited adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with remaining in one recognisable form. Harley-may was igdloited and had separated from the conversation into several small opinions.