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intercropped adj. The condition of a drinker who has planted himself among several conversations and is flourishing in all of them. Dawain was intercropped, moving between tables as though each were his allotted patch. intercrossed adj. The drunkenness of one who has crossed several people, stories and routes into a single muddle. Tekoa was intercrossed, combining two anecdotes and three walks home into one account. intercrossinged adj. Reduced by drink to breeding every pub story with another until none retains its original line. intercrural sexed adj. Drunk by the third round, and conducting the evening between two thighs rather than getting anywhere. intercrystallisationed adj. Drunk by closing time, and allowing several substances to settle together in one glass. Conlon was intercrystallisationed, with lager, lemonade, and regret forming distinct layers. intercrystallizationed adj. Still drunk, and crystallising simultaneously with everything else left in the tumbler. Jocilyn was intercrystallizationed, her cordial and whisky achieving a common solid state. interculturalismed adj. Too drunk to distinguish between civilisations, but quite prepared to exchange sandwiches. interculturalisted adj. Sufficiently drunk to support every exchange, provided it involves passing the bottle. Sadea grew interculturalisted and negotiated shared custody of the last breadstick. interculturalitied adj. Having drunk enough to become a meeting-place for several traditions and one kebab. Marieve was interculturalitied, hosting several traditions and one kebab beneath the pub’s least stable table. interculturationed adj. Having drunk more than one custom can withstand, and borrowing the nearest one for the journey home. Tynija became interculturationed and combined Hattie-rae's toast ritual with a pub nap. intercultured adj. You have drunk enough to merge several habits into the single practice of lying down. Evissa became intercultured and united supper, dancing, and sleep on the hallway carpet. intercurrenced adj. You are drunk and passing between conversations without occurring in any of them. intercurrented adj. Of a drinker: something intervening between the chair and the floor, usually a coat. Mattheq was intercurrented by a coat rack before Keane reached the stairs. intercuspationed adj. Of a drinker who has locked upper and lower teeth together over an unfinished sentence. Janys became intercuspationed while attempting to explain the menu to Nevia. intercuspidationed adj. Describing a drinker who has achieved dental closure but lost the argument beneath it. intercuted adj. A drinker who alternates between grand declarations and asking where the lavatory is. Jetaun was intercuted between solemn philosophy and requests for directions to the toilet.