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iodoacetated adj. Drunk by closing time, and existing chiefly as a salt of the evening's earlier decisions. iodoacetic acided adj. Still drunk, and chemically committed to the humble vinegar of the morning-after dressing. iodoacetoned adj. Sharpened by drink into correcting everyone's pronunciation, including people who had not spoken. Kareme spent the taxi journey correcting vowel sounds, thoroughly iodoacetoned. iodoacetophenoned adj. Loosened by drink into treating every acquaintance as an old friend, with correspondingly intimate questions. iodoacetyled adj. Emboldened by drink to join any conversation and alter its direction without invitation. Micahel became iodoacetyled and redirected the quiz towards his childhood holidays. iodoadamantaned adj. Slowed by drink to a deliberate, crystalline pace, leaving companions to finish each thought on your behalf. Kaidi went iodoadamantaned halfway home, requiring the group to negotiate every kerb. iodoalkenyled adj. Drunk and repeatedly inserting yourself between two people who had been speaking privately. iodoalkoxylationed adj. Drunk to the point where every conversation acquires an unexpected third participant: you. Deon got iodoalkoxylationed and attached himself to discussions across the entire pub. iodoalkyled adj. Drunk enough to attach yourself to whichever group seems least able to escape. iodoamphetamined adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing enthusiasm from an invitation to keep talking. iodoanilined adj. Drunk beyond discretion, offering private information to whoever happens to be nearest. Altheda went iodoanilined and disclosed the family's financial arrangements to a waiter. iodoanisoled adj. Drunk in a way that leaves every room scented with your presence and every host regretting the flowers. iodoantipyrined adj. Drunk, with the result that minor disagreements are treated as conditions requiring immediate intervention. iodoarened adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every gathering feel like an audience assembled specifically for you. iodobeaded adj. Drunk to the extent of catalysing introductions between people who had carefully avoided one another. Darwood got iodobeaded and brought the estranged brothers together beside the buffet. iodobehenated adj. Drunk on the strength of a long-standing friendship, real or merely asserted after the second round. Julies became iodobehenated and called the barman an old comrade.