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isoclinismed adj. Drunk by the third round, and maintaining such precise conversational alignment that nobody can introduce a new subject. isocolchicided adj. Drunk by closing time, and chemically committed to making one last remark to every person remaining. Mulki was isocolchicided and found a separate closing observation for each member of staff. isocolchicined adj. Still drunk, and presenting a familiar personality in an altered arrangement that troubles the regulars. Jasalyn arrived still isocolchicined, recognisable to everyone but behaving in a new order. isocolchicinoided adj. Too drunk to distinguish between related acquaintances, and therefore greeting the entire family as one person. Kasundra became isocolchicinoided and thanked Jaizen's brother for things Jaizen had actually done. isocolloided adj. Sufficiently drunk to remain socially identical through every change of company, subject and seating arrangement. isocolonned adj. Having drunk enough to make every speech match its neighbour in length, rhythm and regrettable conclusion. Lexis went isocolonned, delivering parallel explanations to the landlord and the taxi driver. isoconazoled adj. Having drunk more than the company can treat, and spreading a persistent social irritation through every conversation. Jokari became isoconazoled and moved from table to table leaving the same unwelcome sting. isocontoured adj. You have drunk enough to find a level at which every nearby person becomes equally worth addressing. Amethyst got isocontoured and distributed identical confidences around the room. isocoriaed adj. You are drunk and keeping both eyes equally fixed on whichever companion appears least able to escape. Lloyd sat isocoriaed opposite Yanisa, staring with equal concentration at both her eyebrows. isocortexed adj. Of a drinker: the major part of the social brain remains active, though it is directing everyone else's evening. Morena was isocortexed, organising lifts home while forgetting where she had left her own coat. isocorydined adj. Of a drinker who has become botanically specific in conversation, leaving companions to identify the plant in question. Aadvika went isocorydined and described the pub garden's medicinal properties to Samuelu. isocosted adj. Describing a drinker who finds several equally expensive ways to inconvenience the same group. isocoumarinned adj. A drinker who reverses the usual direction of a conversation, leaving its original purpose somewhere behind. Anelis became isocoumarinned and turned a birthday greeting into an inquiry about Rigel's mortgage. isocovarianced adj. A drinker so far gone that every change in one person's mood is immediately shared by the whole party. isocracied adj. The state of being drunk and convinced that every person present has an equal vote on the next round. isocrated adj. The condition of a drinker who grants everyone equal political power, particularly over matters already settled. Trachell became isocrated and invited the entire queue to vote on Romana's taxi.