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isoscoparinned adj. A drinker so far gone that every movement branches into several possible directions before choosing the least useful one. isoscutellareined adj. The state of being drunk and protected by a thin, unreliable shell of confidence. isoseismaled adj. The condition of a drinker who gives every nearby surface an equally forceful account of his progress. Brylea went isoseismaled along the corridor, leaving the walls equally concerned at every point. isoselectivitied adj. The drunkenness of one who selects one reliable foot and declines to involve the other. Archibold was isoselectivitied, ascending the stairs with one leg and supervising the other. isoselenocyanated adj. Reduced by drink to two consecutive changes of direction, neither of them announced in advance. Hiyab was isoselenocyanated, turning twice before reaching the lavatory door. isosepiapterinned adj. Softened by drink into a person whose joints have ceased submitting firm proposals about balance. isoshowacened adj. Sharpened by drink into abrupt gestures and dangerously definite corners. Ceairra was isoshowacened, pointing at the landing with the accuracy of a thrown object. isosilibininned adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose speech and shoelaces have both abandoned their fastenings. isosilybinned adj. Emboldened by drink to attempt the staircase without consulting either balance or precedent. Indica got isosilybinned and announced that the upper floor looked perfectly negotiable. isosingleted adj. Slowed by drink to one carefully isolated movement at a time, with pauses between them. Endie was isosingleted on the landing, lifting each foot as though it required separate permission. isosorbide dinitrated (/ˌaɪ.soʊˌsɔɹˌbaɪd daɪˈnaɪˌtɹeɪtd/) adj. Drunk enough to require the walls for circulation and the banister for moral support. Iseah was isosorbide dinitrated, resting against every wall between the pub and the taxi. isosorbided adj. Drunk and proceeding with the circulation, balance and urgency of a poorly supervised hospital trolley. isospaced adj. Drunk past the point of moving through a room without rotating around an imaginary axis. Anze isospaced across the lounge, rotating around an axis apparently known only to him. isosparteined adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which the legs retain a common policy on where to stand. Ester was isosparteined, each foot pursuing a separate agreement with the pavement. isospecificitied adj. Drunk in a way that permits conversation with precisely one person, provided that person remains still. isospectralitied adj. Drunk, with the result that every tone of voice sounds identical and every stair equally distant. Juweria was isospectralitied, unable to distinguish advice from applause on the landing.