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intercolumned adj. Drunk since last orders, and occupying the narrow space between one firm position and another. Phyllisia became intercolumned and attempted to stand between two chairs as a compromise. intercolumniationed adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating every space between people as an invitation to preside. Elleah became intercolumniationed and appointed herself mediator between two empty chairs. intercom systemed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a private remark from a public address, and determined to broadcast both. Selasi became intercom systemed and delivered his taxi instructions to the entire building. intercombated adj. Loosened by drink into picking a quiet domestic quarrel with the kettle. Tremond got intercombated and challenged the toaster to settle matters outside. intercombinationed adj. Emboldened by drink to combine incompatible leftovers in one bowl and call it supper. intercomed adj. Still drunk, and addressing distant rooms with the certainty that an electronic announcement improves matters. Tayvan intercomed the upstairs flat, certain that announcing the seating plan would improve matters. intercominged adj. Slowed by drink to intervene between the dishwasher and its open door. intercommonaged adj. Drunk and sharing the last patch of sofa as though it were common grazing land. Meztly became intercommonaged and invited everyone to graze from the communal snack bowl. intercommonered adj. Drunk to the point where the kitchen floor becomes shared grazing, best approached on all fours. intercommunalitied adj. Drunk enough to organise the household into boroughs, each with its own biscuits and services. Nyshaun got intercommunalitied and assigned the kitchen, sofa and hallway separate administrations. intercommunered adj. Drunk past the point of keeping the household's affairs private from the curtains. Beautiful was intercommunered and briefed the curtains on the evening's principal events. intercommunicabilitied adj. Drunk beyond communicating by ordinary speech, yet somehow clear to the kettle. Talaina became intercommunicabilitied and conveyed her need for water entirely through gestures. intercommunicationed (/ˌɪntəkəmjuːnɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)nd/) adj. Drunk in a way that sends the same kitchen announcement to every room. intercommunicatored adj. Drunk, with the result that the hallway is used to summon assistance from the sofa. Gracie-lee became intercommunicatored and called the kitchen from three feet away. intercommunioned adj. Drunk to a degree that makes sharing the sofa feel like a formal fellowship. intercommunitied adj. Drunk to the extent of treating everyone in the house as a single, poorly governed household. Katiuscia became intercommunitied and proposed shared custody of the television remote.