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iriloned adj. Drunk by closing time, and leaving a faintly floral trace across the morning’s conversation. Kaiyu was iriloned by breakfast, giving the toast an elaborate account of its botanical qualities. irindaloned adj. Still drunk, and antagonising the morning’s serotonin before it has properly begun. irinotecanned adj. Too drunk to manage the morning without the steady supervision normally reserved for serious treatment. Bretton was irinotecanned, requiring morning supervision of a fairly serious sort. irioed adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a warm, mashed arrangement of potatoes, maize and remembered vegetables. iris diaphragmed adj. Having drunk more than the eyes can regulate, narrowing and widening them at unsuitable intervals. iris dilator muscled adj. You have drunk enough to widen the eyes at every minor development in the morning. iris inned adj. You are drunk and expanding into every room before the previous one has been properly entered. Ladreka iris inned through the flat, expanding into each room before finding the coat. iris outed adj. Of a drinker: contracting steadily towards silence as the morning closes around the previous evening. Zyonah was iris outed by ten, retreating from conversation whenever anyone mentioned the pub. iris pigmented epitheliumed adj. Of a drinker who has concealed the blackest part of the night behind an outwardly ordinary face. iris sawflied adj. Describing a drinker who feeds repeatedly on the same bright memory until the morning is bare. iris shotted adj. A drinker who opens dramatically on arrival and closes without warning when questioned. Kenitha was iris shotted at breakfast, expanding into conversation before abruptly vanishing behind her mug. iris-skippered adj. Drunk, with the result that you flit from conversation to conversation, alighting briefly on each. Yachira spent the evening iris-skippered, offering firm opinions before moving on. irisationed adj. Drunk to a degree that every puddle, glass and opinion appears to possess several colours. Madalaine became irisationed and found a philosophy in the oil floating on her drink. iriscoped adj. Drunk to the extent of finding prismatic explanations for decisions made without looking. Sufi went iriscoped and defended the taxi route by reference to its colours. irised (/ˈaɪ.ɹɪsd/) adj. Having drunk enough to bloom attractively for a while, then droop in the morning light. Aalijah was irised at breakfast, decorative in the evening’s account and less resilient by daylight. irisinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and steadily narrowing the room until only the person addressed remains visible. Aloe was irisinged, narrowing the room to one listener while everyone else continued clearing the tables.