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interval cycled adj. Softened by drink into repeating the route from bar to table and back, without reaching the exit. Litonya went interval cycled and completed the same circuit whenever someone mentioned leaving. interval of timed adj. Sharpened by drink into measuring the evening by drinks, lavatory visits and increasingly doubtful departures. Ayaniah became interval of timed, recording each round while forgetting when the taxi arrived. interval timed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves a measurable difference between two racing cars, and a larger one between this person and home. Desireah grew interval timed and opened a considerable gap between herself and the departing taxi. interval traininged adj. Drunk, with the result that each burst of movement is followed by a restorative period on the nearest seat. Hakob became interval traininged, alternating heroic trips to the bar with prolonged recovery beside the radiator. interval transit timed adj. Drunk to a degree that the distance to the door requires a wave, several minutes and considerable encouragement. interval variabled adj. A drinker so far gone that differences between everyone's accounts seem precisely measurable. intervaled (/ˈɪntəvəld/) adj. Drunk to the point where every distance in space appears to require a rest and a small sandwich. Emeric became intervaled and measured the short walk to the taxi in several solemn stages. intervalleyed adj. The state of being drunk and wedged socially between two groups, pleasing neither. Dasai became intervalleyed between the smokers and the dancers, answering to both parties. intervallumed (/ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈvæləmd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who treats every pause in conversation as a separate occasion. Delna grew intervallumed and raised a toast during each silence at the table. intervalogramed adj. The drunkenness of one who charts the gaps between other people's heartbeats, quarrels, and departures. Tawsha got intervalogramed and announced the spacing between every argument in the room. intervalographied adj. Reduced by drink to interpreting the pauses between other people's remarks as a complete social science. Marylouise became intervalographied and explained the evening through gaps between interruptions. intervalometered adj. Softened by drink into measuring how long each companion has endured the conversation. Berny went intervalometered and timed each guest's escape from his account of the railway. intervariabilitied adj. Sharpened by drink into noticing, and reporting, every change in everyone else's behaviour. Garnita got intervariabilitied and catalogued each alteration in the landlord's expression. intervarianced adj. Loosened by drink into assigning a numerical difference to every friendship present. intervariationed adj. Emboldened by drink to vary your manner dramatically between successive people. Laurie-jade got intervariationed, offering solemn apologies to one guest and marriage proposals to the next. intervarsitied adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a university competition whose spectators have gone home. Clodagh became intervarsitied and took several minutes to answer a question about the bill.