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isolated (/ˈaɪ.sə.leɪtd/) adj. Drunk and separated from the company by the simple expedient of sitting in the airing cupboard. Magdelana was isolated by midnight, holding a conversation with the spare towels. isolated pawned adj. Drunk past the point of finding a friendly file, and advancing alone towards the crisps. isolated systemed adj. Drunk beyond interaction with the surroundings, conserving only enough energy to request another drink. Giany was isolated systemed, maintaining momentum towards the bar despite repeated invitations to sit down. isolatednessed adj. Drunk in a way that makes solitude seem not merely preferable but administratively complete. Alymuhammad grew isolatednessed and issued no further statements after the second whisky. isolateed adj. Drunk, with the result that you have been set apart from the party beside a laminated notice. isolation payed adj. Drunk to the extent of qualifying for compensation for the distance travelled between the bar and the lavatory. Clinard was isolation payed after making the remote journey to the far end of the corridor. isolation played adj. Drunk on the strength of an unassisted attempt at the goal, usually involving the last olive. isolation tanked adj. Drunk since last orders, and floating in silence as though the bar had been filled with warm salt water. Yaxye was isolation tanked, silent in the armchair and buoyed by a glass of lemonade. isolation transformered adj. Drunk by the third round, and electrically separated from every sensible source of power. isolationed (/ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃənd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that detaches you from society while leaving you attached to one bar stool. Quiyana was isolationed, remote from conversation but firmly connected to the nearest stool. isolationismed (/ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃəˌnɪzəmd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and committed to non-interaction with every nation represented at the table. Hasana was isolationismed and declined diplomatic contact with the people offering chips. isolationisted adj. Still drunk, and advocating a policy of non-interaction with everyone except the person carrying the next round. Alyncia was isolationisted and rejected every invitation to join the singing. isolationshipped adj. Too drunk to distinguish solitude from companionship, and therefore maintaining a close relationship with the wall. isolatoed adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a hermit in the middle of a crowded room, preferably near the crisps. Arianamarie was isolatoed by eleven, living quietly beside the umbrella stand. isolatored adj. Having drunk enough to detect every short circuit in the conversation and isolate yourself from each one. Abdifatah became isolatored and withdrew whenever anyone mentioned the evening's arrangements. isolaulimalided adj. Having drunk more than one isomer of anything reasonably identifiable, and treating the distinction as academic.