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interhalogen compounded adj. A drinker who has combined two distinct spirits into one unstable and unnecessarily corrosive disposition. interhalogened adj. Describing a drinker who has combined two incompatible elements and become mildly reactive. Diondre was interhalogened after gin and cider, reacting sharply whenever anyone approached the subject of taxis. interhyaled adj. A drinker so far gone that swallowing has become a ligamentous negotiation. Simmie was interhyaled, pausing over each sip as though the throat required formal agreement. interhyoideused adj. The state of being drunk and swallowing with the solemn concentration of a poorly studied animal. Malachie was interhyoideused, conducting each mouthful with an attention quite disproportionate to supper. interim governmented adj. The drunkenness of one who has established a temporary administration pending the restoration of personal authority. interim ordered adj. Reduced by drink to issuing temporary instructions merely to preserve the appearance of organisational order. Jolecia was interim ordered, rearranging the glasses while the larger constitutional questions remained unresolved. interimed (/ˈɪntəɹɪmd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has made the interval between two events into the principal event. Yulinda was interimed, treating the wait for a taxi as though it were a recognised phase of life. interior angled adj. Softened by drink into bending at every corner, whether the room or the argument requires it. Caylee got interior angled and negotiated the landing one corner at a time. interior crested adj. Emboldened by drink to stand on the highest available line and address the room as a defensive structure. Pairlee became interior crested and delivered her announcement from the sofa's highest cushion. interior decorationed adj. Slowed by drink to furnishing the inside of every room with elaborate, unsolicited opinions. Irine was interior decorationed, rearranging cushions by principle rather than by any discernible need. interior designed adj. Drunk and selecting colours, textures and furniture for premises whose owners have not requested intervention. interior designered adj. Drunk to the point where every room becomes a commission and every cushion a professional challenge. Barakat was interior designered, proposing a restrained scheme for the taxi before it had arrived. interior ministered adj. Drunk enough to assume responsibility for policing, security and the immigration of strangers into the conversation. Makynsie was interior ministered, checking everyone's credentials before admitting them to the discussion. interior monologued adj. You are drunk and conducting the entire morning after as private commentary, without saying much aloud. Dainian spent breakfast interior monologued, silently reviewing each biscuit before committing to it. interior pointed adj. Of a drinker who has retreated entirely inside, leaving only a small neighbourhood of conversation accessible. Kailia sat interior pointed after breakfast, admitting only coffee and one carefully chosen question. interiored (/ɪnˈtɪə.ɹɪ.əd/) adj. Softened by drink into the inside of the evening, with no evident intention of coming back out.