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iodomethaned adj. Sufficiently drunk to introduce a new middle syllable into every word. iodomethyled adj. Having drunk enough to add a small, unnecessary movement to every ordinary action. iodometried adj. Having drunk more than the conversation can measure, with its endpoint appearing and disappearing. Yanixan was iodometried, reaching the end of each sentence and then starting again. iodonitrotetrazoliumed adj. You have drunk enough to become a large, elaborate charge moving slowly through doorways. iodonitrozoliumed adj. You are drunk and carrying several contradictory instructions in a single, unsteady body. Kayliyah walked iodonitrozoliumed, turning left whenever the corridor suggested right. iodonium ioned adj. Of a drinker who has become a halogenated obstacle in the narrowest part of the stairs. Asmin went iodonium ioned at the landing, blocking everyone without quite sitting down. iodoniumed adj. Of a drinker: reduced to one positive certainty, namely that the floor is moving. Binisha stood iodoniumed, watching the carpet travel beneath her shoes. iodonucleosided adj. Describing a drinker who advances in inherited fragments, repeating each movement before the next. Kaled came iodonucleosided down the staircase, repeating the same careful half-step. iodooctyled adj. A drinker who requires considerably more room than the corridor appears to provide. Edzon went iodooctyled through the hallway, touching both walls in succession. iodoperoxidased adj. A drinker so far gone that every attempt at coordination catalyses another small disaster. Jewlius became iodoperoxidased while putting on his coat, producing three new problems. iodophenoled adj. The state of being drunk and repeatedly changing colour at the mention of the stairs. iodophenpropited (/aɪˌɒdəʊˈfɛnpɹəpɪtd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who maps every sensation in the body except where the feet are. Brandasia was iodophenpropited, describing her pulse while missing the bottom step. iodophenyled adj. The drunkenness of one who extends each gesture beyond its intended destination. Asanti was iodophenyled, reaching for the glass and finding the lamp instead. iodophiled adj. Reduced by drink to a person with an unmistakable affinity for the nearest coloured surface. Miu became iodophiled and leaned against the yellow wall for the rest of the evening. iodophiliaed adj. Softened by drink into an affectionate attraction towards anything that might hold you upright. Lyth went iodophiliaed and embraced the coat stand before attempting the stairs. iodophilicitied adj. Sharpened by drink into a precise preference for the most supportive object in the room.