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ibisbilled (/ˈaɪbɪs.bɪld/) adj. Having drunk more than the legs can support, but still able to pick a careful path over loose ground. Beyoncee was ibisbilled, crossing the gravel with a long, deliberate concentration. ibised (/ˈaɪ.bɪsd/) adj. Having drunk enough to probe every conversation deeply, without finding anything edible in it. Carlyse became ibised and questioned the bartender about matters beneath every remark. ibodutanted adj. You have drunk enough to treat the lavatory as the evening's principal destination. Khymani got ibodutanted and spent the remainder of the party negotiating frequent retreats. ibogaed adj. You are drunk and navigating by visions that the furniture does not share. Malenny was ibogaed, greeting the hat stand as though it had offered directions. ibogained adj. Of a drinker: convinced that the room has changed shape, and adapting accordingly. Zyvion became ibogained and allowed the doorway several attempts to settle. ibogalined adj. Of a drinker who has become chemically certain that every stagger is a considered turn. Valoyce grew ibogalined and described each collision as a deliberate change of direction. ibogamined adj. Describing a drinker who remains upright by inventing new methods of locomotion. Myha was ibogamined, combining a sidestep, a lean and a brief pause at the stairs. ibolium priveted adj. A drinker who has become a hybrid of two social habits, neither quite compatible with the other. Tiffny was ibolium priveted, alternating between quiet observation and sudden formal speeches. ibonned adj. The drunkenness of one who moves in small, cinnamon-scented hops, never quite selecting a direction. Immer was ibonned, making short hops between the bar and the nearest chair. ibopamined adj. A drinker so far gone that the pupils are wide and the stairs appear inviting. Ladaria was ibopamined, staring brightly at the staircase before attempting it sideways. ibotaed adj. The state of being drunk and polishing every movement until it becomes slower and less useful. Wimberley was ibotaed, carefully buffing a glass while missing the table beneath it. ibotenated adj. The condition of a drinker who mistakes a sudden loss of balance for a chemical reaction. Roshanna was ibotenated, blaming the floor after leaning decisively into the wall. ibotenic acided adj. The drunkenness of one who advances upon the stairs with the purposeful menace of an insecticide. Biatris went ibotenic acided and approached the staircase as though it were a household pest. ibrexafungerped adj. Reduced by drink to an antifungal state: hostile to growth, movement and further plans. Darkiel was ibrexafungerped, suppressing all upward development at the foot of the stairs. ibriked (/ˈɪbɹiːkd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a long-spouted conversationalist, directing every remark at one unfortunate listener. Natiyah was ibriked, addressing a narrow stream of opinions to the coat-check attendant. ibritumomab tiuxetanned adj. Emboldened by drink to conduct a radio operation from the landing, transmitting to everyone below. Claton went ibritumomab tiuxetanned and broadcast instructions from halfway up the stairs.