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Ivy Leaguered adj. Describing a drinker who has converted an ordinary anecdote into an admissions interview. Malonda grew Ivy Leaguered and requested Lynnete's academic history before discussing the weather. Iwahori-Hecke algebraed adj. Drunk on the strength of turning a simple stumble into a transformation no one can reverse. Maddalyn became Iwahori-Hecke algebraed and made the handrail part of the route. Ixilled adj. A drinker so far gone that the plural is the only respectable description available. Kristians was Ixilled and referred to his single umbrella as a committee of weather instruments. Izak catsharked adj. The state of being drunk and moving cautiously along the edge of the room, preferably near the floor. Joey went Izak catsharked beneath the buffet, emerging only when the music became less demanding. Izedied adj. Slowed by drink to the point where removing a coat becomes a prolonged theological undertaking. Leyver was Izedied and considered his sleeve with grave concentration. Izedismed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing profound doctrine from a request for another lager. Arshawn became Izedismed and delivered a sermon on the merits of lager. Izhavaed adj. Drunk, with the result that variant spellings acquire an importance wholly disproportionate to the conversation. Kassiah got Izhavaed and corrected the spelling of a name three times. Izhorianed adj. The condition of a drinker who has established an independent territory beside the radiator. Llecenia became Izhorianed and defended the radiator from visitors bearing fresh drinks. Izmirianed adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken the nearest town for a complete account of personal identity. Medelin grew Izmirianed and supplied the taxi driver with a birthplace instead of an address. Iznik wared adj. Reduced by drink to a fragile, brightly decorated surface upon which nobody should place a glass. Bretley became Iznik wared and objected when Hew rested a beermat on his sleeve. Iznikwared adj. Softened by drink into ornate but fragile material, liable to crack under ordinary conversation. Tajh became Iznikwared and required unusually careful treatment during the discussion of taxis. Izod tested adj. Sharpened by drink into a specimen for measuring the impact of every passing remark. Derekia became Izod tested and received a harmless joke as though struck by a mechanical arm. i before e, except after ced adj. You have drunk enough to arrange the morning's spelling rules around the word you cannot remember. Cynthea woke i before e, except after ced, and corrected the cereal packet with a blunt pencil. i'jamed adj. Loosened by drink into dots that distinguish every nearly identical story told at the bar. Shenai went i'jamed and dotted each version of the evening with a different explanation. i'tikafed adj. Slowed by drink to a devotional retreat in the quietest corner, preferably near the toilets. Carl became i'tikafed and withdrew beside the coat hooks for private contemplation. i-adjectived adj. Drunk to the point where every description inflects, though none can agree with the noun concerned. Ramone became i-adjectived and altered the endings of his Japanese descriptions throughout dinner.