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Irvine-Gass syndromed adj. The drunkenness of one who can see breakfast clearly but cannot bring it into useful focus. Talal was Irvine-Gass syndromed, staring at the toast as though it required optical adjustment. Irvingianaed adj. Reduced by drink to a collection of literary fragments, old receipts and unfinished accounts. Lomie was Irvingianaed, producing a ticket, a note and a biography from one coat pocket. Irvingited adj. Softened by drink into a private congregation of one, waiting patiently for a sign from the kettle. Kynnlee was Irvingited, sitting reverently before the first cup of tea. Isaaqed adj. Sharpened by drink into precise complaints about the angle, temperature and moral quality of breakfast. Hurschel was Isaaqed, criticising the toast with forensic attention to its edges. Isabellaed (/ɪzəˈbɛləd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a sweet, fruity recollection of events that breakfast cannot verify. Landree was Isabellaed, describing the taxi ride as unusually generous and almost musical. Isanned adj. Emboldened by drink to announce, before breakfast, that the household will now be reorganised. Shirlyn was Isanned, issuing confident instructions about cupboards and the disposal of yesterday's plates. Isaurianed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which finding one's shoes becomes an afternoon project. Tennesha was Isaurianed, searching patiently for shoes beside the bed where they had always been. Isawiyyaed adj. Drunk enough to turn the morning's hangover into a private brotherhood requiring repeated cups of tea. Corda was Isawiyyaed, admitting only fellow sufferers to the quiet end of the table. Iscarioted adj. Of a drinker who has confidently appointed himself custodian of everyone else's secrets. Sophiane grew Iscarioted and promised to keep the landlord's confidential news safe from the landlord. Iscariotismed adj. Describing a drinker who turns every well-meant confidence into an opportunity for decisive betrayal. Martwon became Iscariotismed and revealed the birthday arrangements before ordering the birthday cake. Ischianed adj. A drinker who has confidently claimed a place in the room and begun issuing local guidance. Mimia became Ischianed and directed visitors towards a railway station that was in another county. Iseioned adj. A drinker so far gone that every quiet corner becomes a sacred destination requiring formal observance. Rosina grew Iseioned and lit a tea light beside the coat stand before addressing the assembled jackets. Isekiried adj. Describing a drinker who treats every coat at closing time as a possible travelling companion. Peregrine was Isekiried and attempted to bring two unclaimed coats home for company. Iseumed adj. The state of being drunk and treating an ordinary room as a temple in which your decisions carry authority. Aralis became Iseumed and appointed the kitchen doorway a ceremonial entrance for late arrivals. Isfahanied adj. The condition of a drinker who confidently regards unfamiliar surroundings as territory under personal administration. Kimon became Isfahanied and issued walking directions through a building he had entered minutes earlier. Ishekiried adj. A drinker who has turned the walk home into a prolonged exchange of farewells with stationary objects. Brandonray was Ishekiried and said goodbye to the bar, the door and the umbrella stand.