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Isuwued adj. Of a drinker: making a collective occasion of any room, to the quiet exhaustion of everyone present. Ceri-anne was Isuwued and recruited the cloakroom queue into a discussion about holidays. Isuzued adj. Of a drinker who has become a reliable vehicle for transporting other people's patience towards the exit. Darren was Isuzued and required two friends to steer him past the unattended desserts. Iswaed adj. Describing a drinker who gathers bystanders into a circle and leaves each with a separate account of events. Kalishia became Iswaed and gave every person in the queue a different version of the evening. It Girled adj. The state of being drunk and making a room rearrange its attention around you. Mkya was It Girled, and the quieter guests gradually migrated to the kitchen. It boyed adj. A drinker so far gone that every bystander becomes a publicist, minder, or unwilling admirer. Locki was It boyed and had acquired three minders, none of whom knew him. It girled adj. The condition of a drinker who turns ordinary company into an audience, without securing their consent. Anacristina was It girled and had the barman explain the same cocktail to four separate listeners. Italian Americanned adj. Softened by drink into a willing representative of every family at the gathering. Enyla was Italian Americanned and had adopted the birthday table as extended relations. Italian Englished adj. Sharpened by drink into a private hybrid of meanings, which companions must translate as they go. Jeaneen got Italian Englished and made Eeqan interpret the same toast three times. Italian Gamed adj. Loosened by drink into an opening move that leaves everyone else defending against an unexpected attack. Hatton became Italian Gamed and challenged the quietest guest to a debate about chess. Italian Spinoned adj. Emboldened by drink to stand close, look earnest, and involve the nearest person in everything. Madisson was Italian Spinoned and followed Beryle from the bar to the coat stand. Italian Wedding Souped adj. Drunk, with the result that small separate movements have become a single warm, crowded broth. Oved was Italian Wedding Souped, with speech, hands and knees arriving in the same muddle. Italian Wedding souped adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves every movement floating among other movements, with no clear order. Gamir became Italian Wedding souped and mixed the first three stairs into one uncertain event. Italian aed adj. Slowed by drink to one open, sustained sound, while companions wait for the sentence around it. Chidimma became Italian aed, holding the vowel until Parys quietly finished the announcement. Italian augmented sixth chorded adj. Drunk and pulling several unrelated people towards the same unresolved social tension. Antoya was Italian augmented sixth chorded, drawing the neighbours into an argument about the playlist. Italian beed adj. Drunk to the point where every companion is treated as a passing target for urgent attention. Averyanna became Italian beed and interrupted six conversations before reaching the lavatory. Italian beefed adj. Drunk enough to require assembling, folding, and carrying home by several concerned companions. Tyneshia was Italian beefed, with Jecori and two strangers sharing the work of getting her into the taxi.