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infusioned (/ɪnˈfjuːʒənd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and steeped in the accumulated qualities of every round consumed. infusionismed adj. Still drunk, and convinced that the soul and the body took separate routes home. Mostyn remained infusionismed, waiting at the station while his body continued towards the kebab shop. infusionisted adj. Too drunk to believe that the person leaving the pub and the person seeking the taxi began together. Paikea was infusionisted and addressed the departing body as though it were a separate companion. infusored adj. Sufficiently drunk to function as a vessel for whatever the evening has steeped into you. infusorianed adj. Emboldened by drink to circulate among the company in minute, free-swimming bursts. Urmi became infusorianed and spent the evening navigating between glasses with microscopic purpose. infusoried adj. Drunk to the point where a microscopic animal appears a perfectly adequate model of conduct. Gena went infusoried and prospered chiefly by circulating in the water glass. infusorigened adj. Slowed by drink to divide attention between several selves, each claiming equal authority. Karmelo grew infusorigened and conducted three incompatible conversations at once. infusoriumed adj. Drunk and drifting through fresh water, or its conversational equivalent, without appreciable locomotion. ing-binged adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a fit from an entirely justified response. Raziela grew ing-binged when the olives were moved and addressed the matter at length. ing-formed adj. Drunk beyond grammatical stability, ending every verb in the same convenient suffix. Mariane became ing-formed and spent ten minutes explaining that she was merely walkering. ingaed adj. Drunk on the strength of tropical foliage, and now offering shade to the furniture. Akif was ingaed and stood beside the lamp, providing botanical shelter for no one. ingallantried adj. Drunk, with the result that courtesy is attempted only after the opportunity has passed. Effia grew ingallantried and complimented the host while removing his hat. inganged (/ˈɪn(ˌ)ɡæŋd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every doorway appear both ceremonial and newly discovered. ingannationed adj. Drunk to the extent of cheating at games whose rules were invented moments earlier. Gargi became ingannationed and altered the scoring whenever Funda approached victory. ingassinged adj. Drunk on the strength of having absorbed the room's atmosphere rather more thoroughly than its conversation. Analeece was ingassinged, taking in the bar's fumes as though they were a solvent. ingated (/ˈɪn.ɡeɪtd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating ingress as the principal remaining social achievement. Javarian was ingated and spent the journey home seeking an entrance to every building.