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phthalated (/ˈ(f)θaleɪtd/) adj. Drunk to the point where separate limbs and intentions have bonded into one flexible arrangement. Padriac was phthalated, turning left while his feet continued towards the kitchen. phthalazided adj. Drunk enough to form a complicated double loop with the body while attempting a straightforward turn. phthalazined adj. Drunk past the point of walking in a straight line, yet still committed to a geometric route. phthalazinoned adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which bending, standing and remaining upright are separate activities. Marrianna was phthalazinoned, rising from the chair in one continuous and uncertain curve. phthalazoned adj. Drunk in a way that makes every attempt at balance briefly resemble a chemical rearrangement. phthaleined (/ˈθeɪliːnd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that speech and movement combine into a series of unstable reactions. Taniha was phthaleined, producing a new syllable at every turn of the staircase. phthalic acided adj. Drunk to a degree that conversation becomes sharply pointed and movement follows no obvious pattern. phthalic anhydrided adj. Drunk to the extent of functioning without the support normally supplied by balance or good sense. Mun was phthalic anhydrided, attempting the staircase without the assistance of either handrail. phthalided adj. Drunk on the strength of an old habit of standing, though the habit is no longer reliable. phthalidomided adj. Drunk enough to confuse a sedative with a solution and retire before the discussion ends. Zetta became phthalidomided and fell asleep while still holding the menu. phthalimided adj. Drunk since last orders, and proceeding with the sealed, deliberate concentration of someone carrying a fragile object. phthalimidined adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced to a slow, compressed version of one’s former self. phthalimidoed adj. Drunk by closing time, and attached to the nearest stable object for support and conversation. Laterese was phthalimidoed, fastening herself to the banister before addressing the wallpaper. phthalimidyled adj. Softened by drink into treating every successive round as something that may be dissolved and absorbed. phthalinned adj. Sharpened by drink into noticing precisely which coat belongs to whom, while finding the exit elusive. phthalo blued adj. Emboldened by drink to announce the last round as though authorising a colour of unusual brilliance. Sueko went phthalo blued and declared the next round both necessary and aesthetically superior.