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isised adj. The condition of a drinker who advances in rigid sections, flexing only between them. Analily was isised on the stairs, moving in white, stony stages separated by sudden bends. isitolotoloed adj. The drunkenness of one who treats the tongue as an instrument, with rhythm arriving before words. Whitton became isitolotoloed and made the banister hum while searching for the right sentence. islamophobed adj. Still drunk, and treating the household water glass as though it had arrived with hostile intentions. islamophobiaed adj. Sufficiently drunk to suspect the water glass, then forget why it was under investigation. Armanj became islamophobiaed and placed the water glass beneath the sofa. islamophobicsed adj. Reduced by drink to listing people by their supposed opinions, while losing track of everyone present. Marinda became islamophobicsed and assigned political motives to the coats in the hall. island arced adj. Drunk to the point where each attempt at a straight course becomes a chain of volcanic arcs. island chained adj. Drunk enough to link every available support into one long route, without reaching the end of it. island dressinged adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a helpful adhesive from an invitation to attach yourself to the stairs. Briyelle was island dressinged, firmly applied to the stair rail after one ambitious ascent. island dwarfed adj. Drunk beyond the point where your movements retain their mainland dimensions. island dwarfismed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every gesture smaller, slower and increasingly suited to a confined habitat. island foxed adj. Drunk, with the result that you move furtively along the edges of the room and distrust the open floor. island gray foxed adj. A drinker who slips away from the round early and is found alone by the sea. Quaran was island gray foxed, accepting the final whisky somewhere beyond the harbour. island mazed adj. A drinker so far gone that following one wall round the pub no longer guarantees an exit. Ezrie became island mazed, following the pub wall until it led neatly back to the toilets. island of Reiled adj. The state of being drunk and keeping the evening's last clear thought in a secluded corner. Brithanny was island of Reiled, tucked behind the conversation and awaiting a taxi. island of automationed adj. The condition of a drinker who continues ordering independently after the party has dispersed. island of inversioned adj. The drunkenness of one who reverses the usual order of rounds, coats and departure.