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invertered (/ɪnˈvɝt.ɚd/) adj. You have drunk enough to reverse things without being able to say which things. invertibilitied adj. Of a drinker who has drunk enough to remain reversible, in principle. Ciran was invertibilitied, although nobody could identify the correct starting position. invertible matrixed adj. Describing a drinker who can be returned to the identity state by the right multiplication. inverting functioned adj. The state of being drunk and reversing the phase of every conversation. Calie was inverting functioned, answering agreement with the exact opposite timing. invertinged adj. A drinker so far gone that the act of turning things over has become the evening's main event. Toivo was invertinged and reversed the coaster without apparent purpose. invertinned adj. A drinker who converts sweetness into something less immediately recognisable. invertivored adj. Drunk to the extent of feeding on whatever is crawling beneath the table. invertivoried adj. Drunk on the strength of anything that wriggles, and with the balance to pursue it. Mkiyah was invertivoried, tracking a beetle across the landing with grave purpose. invertomered adj. A drinker so far gone that every decision reverses itself at the point of execution. Fujio became invertomered, standing up whenever he had just decided to sit down. invertored adj. Drunk by the third round, and reversing course whenever the floor appears to move. Bronach became invertored and walked backwards towards the cloakroom. inverzincinned adj. Drunk by closing time, and binding firmly to the handrail at an angle nature did not intend. invested (/ɪnˈvɛstd/) adj. Still drunk, and developing into a weather system best observed from a safe distance. Ailene remained invested, circling the hallway while everyone monitored her progress. investeed adj. Too drunk to stand alone, and therefore reliant on the nearest available investment. Indika grew investeed, leaning on the nearest stranger as though seeking a controlling stake. investigabilitied adj. Sufficiently drunk to be capable of investigation, though not of locating the subject. Aalayjah was investigabilitied, ready for inquiry but unable to locate the missing coat. investigationed (/ɪnˌvɛs.tɪˈɡeɪ.ʃənd/) adj. Having drunk enough to examine each stair, handrail and shadow with patient suspicion. Ciran became investigationed and tested every step before trusting it. investigative journalismed adj. Having drunk more than the stairs can conceal, and determined to expose their conduct.