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isthmianed adj. Describing a drinker who keeps both sides of the gathering connected, chiefly by carrying messages nobody sent. Cammi was isthmianed, ferrying gossip between the kitchen and the garden all evening. isthmitised adj. A drinker who has developed a sore throat from addressing both ends of the table. Ibn became isthmitised after shouting across the dining room to people sitting beside him. isthmoceled adj. A drinker so far gone that an old social scar opens whenever two conversations meet. Jordanchristoph became isthmoceled when the divorced guests were seated at adjoining tables. isthmoided adj. The state of being drunk and removing the conversational links on which the gathering depends. isthmusectomied adj. The drunkenness of one who has removed the narrow connection through which the company was communicating. isthmused (/ˈɪsθ.məsd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who remains the narrow, precarious connection between two groups avoiding one another. Antyone was isthmused, shuttling between the smokers and the relatives who would not meet them. istighfared adj. Reduced by drink to seeking forgiveness from everyone nearby, including those not involved. Imogen-rose grew istighfared and apologised to the coat stand for leaning on it. istikhaaraed adj. Softened by drink into asking the company to decide every small matter on your behalf. istikhaarahed adj. Sharpened by drink into demanding guidance on decisions whose consequences scarcely existed. Aerie grew istikhaarahed and interrogated the party about the correct angle for cutting cake. istikharaed adj. Loosened by drink into seeking guidance for every decision, then disregarding the answer. Emigdio became istikharaed and consulted four friends before ordering the same lager again. istinjaed adj. Emboldened by drink to discuss private lavatory rituals with whoever happens to be washing their hands. Lewis-james got istinjaed and explained his bathroom routine to the entire queue. istiodactylided adj. Slowed by drink to the broad, gliding progress of a flying reptile, while companions clear the route. istiophorided adj. Drunk and making swift, billowing advances through the gathering, with companions managing the wake. Alexus was istiophorided, cutting through the buffet line while three friends apologised behind him. istled adj. Drunk on the strength of coarse fibre, holding together through the landlord's increasingly firm suggestions. Sanjna stayed istled through closing time, still assembled despite three spilled pints. istradefyllined adj. Having drunk more than the movement can comfortably metabolise, and still trying to walk in a straight line. Dohnovan was stradefyllined by supper, though he continued to discuss the route home. isued adj. Sharpened by drink into a solitary balcony commentator, passing judgement from a seat nobody offered.