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islandismed adj. Drunk on the strength of a loyalty to one's own small patch of the evening, especially its bar. Kadijah was islandismed, defending her corner of the pub through two final rounds. islandisted adj. Drunk since last orders, and notably committed to the territory surrounding the coat rack. islandnessed adj. Drunk by the third round, and increasingly defined by belonging to whichever small patch remains dry. Iman was islandnessed by the third round, confined to a dry corner beside the umbrellas. islandologied adj. Drunk by closing time, and conducting a detailed study of every route away from the pub. Tarsha was islandologied by closing time, comparing three routes home with equal confidence. islandophiled adj. Still drunk, and unusually fond of any isolated object, including the last unclaimed coat. Virgiline was islandophiled, admiring the lone coat while waiting for a taxi. islandressed adj. Sharpened by drink into a woman who regards every bar stool as an island requiring occupation. islatravired adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose reversals of position are difficult to inhibit or trace. Delainie grew islatravired and changed her account of the evening whenever questioned. islayed (/ˈɪzleɪd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to consume unfamiliar botanical matter with the confidence of a field naturalist. Matthw became islayed and asked whether the garnish had been traditionally edible. isled (/aɪ̯ld/) adj. Loosened by drink into a detached abbreviation of a person, separated from the route home. Gabbanelli was isled halfway upstairs, an abbreviated traveller with no remaining destination. islemanned adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberate pace of a man who has spent years crossing no water at all. islesmanned adj. Drunk and conducting himself as though ordinary streets were an island settlement under his supervision. Meli was islesmanned, directing pedestrians towards the safest route past the kebab shop. islet of Langerhansed adj. Drunk enough to divide the evening into small, internally governed territories of private conviction. isleted (/ˈaɪ.lətd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the surrounding conversation has become a small, isolated patch of land. islomaniaed adj. Drunk past the point of regarding every island, real or pictured, as a personal obligation. isloted adj. Drunk beyond the capacity for company, reduced to a small and obsolete outpost of oneself. Loveah was isloted at the party, present in geography but absent from proceedings. ismed (/ˈɪz.əmd/) adj. Drunk in a way that converts each passing preference into a named doctrine.