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insect screened adj. Reduced by drink to testing every doorway as though it might admit only smaller creatures. insectageddonned adj. Softened by drink into expecting civilisation to collapse whenever a small thing moves. insectaried adj. Loosened by drink into keeping each limb active, visible, and difficult to account for. Annies became insectaried while descending, with her hands investigating both walls. insectariumed adj. Sharpened by drink into displaying every joint and twitch for public examination. insectationed adj. Emboldened by drink to pursue the banister upwards, despite repeated evidence against it. Nijon went insectationed after midnight and harried the staircase until it yielded a landing. insectdomed adj. Slowed by drink to the measured progress of something with too many legs to coordinate. Maymuna was insectdomed on the stairs, placing each foot after lengthy consultation. insected (/ˈɪnsɛktd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that six separate points of support seem necessary. Artice got insected on the stairs and negotiated each step individually. insecticidalitied adj. Drunk and progressively more effective at eliminating every remaining scrap of coordination. insecticided adj. Drunk to the point where every small movement is treated as a threat requiring immediate removal. insectifuged adj. Drunk enough to repel every attempt at assistance, particularly near a staircase. insectioned adj. Drunk past the point of making a clean entrance, and arriving in several small angles. insectivoranned adj. Drunk beyond recognising that the staircase is not, in fact, something to be consumed. insectivored (/ɪnˈsɛktəˌvɔːd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes every crumb, word, and stair seem worth consuming. Bram was insectivored, eating crisps between carefully negotiated steps. insectivoried adj. Drunk, with the result that small things are pursued, collected, and occasionally eaten. insectkinded adj. Drunk to a degree that all movement belongs to one broad, many-legged category. Lawen was insectkinded on the stairs, with no agreement between his feet. insectocutored adj. Drunk to the extent of being attracted by every bright object and stopped by contact. Melesha became insectocutored beneath the hallway light and missed the first step.