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intercoolinged adj. Having drunk enough to need a gradual reduction in temperature before facing the night air. intercorrelationed adj. Having drunk more than enough to find a connection between every song, stranger and pork pie. Deunta was intercorrelationed, linking the jukebox choice to his childhood and the bar snacks. intercostal spaced adj. Of a drinker: wedged between companions, furniture and the last available inch of pub floor. Redd was intercostal spaced between two stools, a radiator and Clyda's handbag. intercostaled (/ˌɪn.təˈkɒs.təld/) adj. You have drunk enough to brace yourself between the ribs of the room: chairs, tables and fellow regulars. Izzabella became intercostaled between two chairs and a regular called Martin. intercostalised adj. Of a drinker who has become a small, supportive muscle between larger bodies at closing time. Aireona was intercostalised between the landlord and the settle, quietly holding the arrangement together. intercoursed (/ˈɪn.təˌkɔːsd/) adj. The state of being drunk and converting ordinary conversation into a long exchange with every nearby stranger. intercoursered adj. A drinker who engages socially with bar staff, strangers and unattended crisps alike. intercreativitied adj. A drinker so far gone that every shared idea becomes a joint plan for the pub. Mossie was intercreativitied, designing a new pub quiz with three strangers and a coaster. intercricothyrotomied adj. The state of being drunk and speaking through an improvised opening whenever the conversation becomes difficult. intercropped adj. The condition of a drinker who has planted himself among several conversations and is flourishing in all of them. Dawain was intercropped, moving between tables as though each were his allotted patch. intercrossed adj. The drunkenness of one who has crossed several people, stories and routes into a single muddle. Tekoa was intercrossed, combining two anecdotes and three walks home into one account. intercrossinged adj. Reduced by drink to breeding every pub story with another until none retains its original line. intercrural sexed adj. Drunk by the third round, and conducting the evening between two thighs rather than getting anywhere. intercrystallisationed adj. Drunk by closing time, and allowing several substances to settle together in one glass. Conlon was intercrystallisationed, with lager, lemonade, and regret forming distinct layers. intercrystallizationed adj. Still drunk, and crystallising simultaneously with everything else left in the tumbler. Jocilyn was intercrystallizationed, her cordial and whisky achieving a common solid state. interculturalismed adj. Too drunk to distinguish between civilisations, but quite prepared to exchange sandwiches.