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Inverness caped adj. Drunk, with the result that a sleeveless raincoat appears sufficient protection for the entire night. Keagin went Inverness caped into the drizzle, declining both sleeves and sensible advice. Invernessed adj. Drunk in a way that turns a heavy coat into formal evening wear, complete with an imaginary detective. Hiraya arrived Invernessed, wrapped in tweed and investigating the disappearance of the crisps. Invernessianed adj. Drunk to a degree that the distant capital of the evening seems to be Inverness. Emanni became Invernessianed and announced that the kebab shop lay somewhere in the Highlands. Io mothed adj. Drunk since last orders, and drawn towards every light, however evidently unsuitable. Maurisio became Io mothed and spent ten minutes orbiting the illuminated vending machine. IoC'd adj. Of a drinker who has surrendered authority over movement to the nearest solid object. Keera was IoC'd, allowing the banister to determine both pace and direction downstairs. IoE'd adj. Drunk enough to connect every object, person, and loose thought to everything else. Jocelynne was IoE'd and linked the salt, the taxi, and the moon in one explanation. IoTizationed adj. Drunk by closing time, and having connected every appliance in the building to the conversation. Talise became IoTizationed and assigned the toaster a role in household management. IoWD'd adj. Drunk on the strength of a throat-level infestation that makes breathing and ordering equally laborious. Quamire was IoWD'd, wheezing gently while attempting to order a lager from the wrong end of the bar. Ionian Islanded adj. Too drunk to leave the table, having divided the journey home into seven separate destinations. Etoya was Ionian Islanded, requiring a distinct farewell at every corner of the pub. Ionianed (/aɪˈəʊni.ənd/) adj. Still drunk, and treating an ordinary disagreement as an episode from antiquity. Petite was Ionianed, resolving the seating dispute with the solemnity of a fallen city-state. Ionicismed adj. Having drunk enough to acquire columns, volutes, and an unwarranted sense of civic importance. Lelania was Ionicismed, supporting the mantelpiece as though it were a temple entrance. Ionicizationed adj. Having drunk more than architecture can withstand, and turning every doorway into a classical façade. Kimia became Ionicizationed and redesigned the pub entrance with invisible scrollwork. Ionicked adj. Sufficiently drunk to scan the room in four measured beats, then collapse into prose. Flournoy became Ionicked, addressing the fruit bowl in an impressively regular metre. Ionismed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning-after speech arranged in stately Ionic phrases and unnecessary periods. Mikenlee was Ionismed over breakfast, giving the coffee a formal description in several measured clauses. Ionizationed adj. You have drunk enough to separate the room into charged particles, chiefly yourself and the crisps. Breontae got Ionizationed and maintained a measurable distance from the cheese board. Iowa crabbed adj. Of a drinker who has turned pink, round, and rather determinedly attached to one branch of the furniture. Jisele was Iowa crabbed, red-cheeked and gripping the armchair as though it were an orchard tree.