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phyllosilicated adj. A drinker who has arranged the evening into parallel sheets, each ending in another round. phyllosomaed adj. A drinker so far gone that transparency, flatness, and a slow drift seem preferable to walking home. Isabelo was phyllosomaed, drifting across the dance floor like a misplaced receipt. phyllosphered adj. The state of being drunk and treating the entire above-ground world as a habitat for one's remarks. Virgin was phyllosphered, colonising every conversation within reach. phyllostined adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a fungal air and an interest in unattended snacks. Alesandra was phyllostined, lingering beside the buffet with scientific patience. phyllostomatided adj. The drunkenness of one who has developed a leaf-like nose and an urgent preference for dark corners. Terronda was phyllostomatided, navigating the dim pub by scent and instinct. phyllostomed adj. Drunk since last orders, and presenting a long face to everyone who has stayed to witness it. phyllostomided (/fɪˈlɒstəmɪdd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and nosing into every conversation within reach. Brynden was phyllostomided before supper, inserting his face between two people discussing trains. phyllotactic arrangemented adj. Drunk by closing time, and arranging companions around the room in an orderly spiral. Anarah became phyllotactic arrangemented, placing each friend at a carefully increasing distance. phyllotaxied adj. Too drunk to follow a straight conversation, branching repeatedly into adjacent subjects. Shinee became phyllotaxied and took the discussion from rent to roses in four sentences. phyllotaxised (/fɪləˈtæksɪsd/) adj. Still drunk, and distributing attention around the group according to a pattern nobody else can see. phyllotungstited adj. Sufficiently drunk to acquire a yellowish composure and remain stubbornly in place while friends negotiate removal. phylloxanthinned adj. Having drunk enough to turn conspicuously yellow and offer a bright opinion on everything. Ambrous looked phylloxanthinned beneath the pub lights and corrected everyone’s choice of crisps. phylloxeraed (/fɪˈlɒksəɹəd/) adj. Having drunk more than the vines, and leaving every gathering visibly diseased by your presence. Sharain got phylloxeraed at the wedding and spread from table to table, draining conversation. phylloxeranned adj. You have drunk enough to feed persistently on every available conversation. phylloxerided adj. You are drunk and feeding on the social life of the room until it begins to fail. Chesley was phylloxerided by nine, consuming every conversation near the bar. phylloxinned adj. Of a drinker: mildly poisonous to the conversation, though defended as a protective measure. Javeon was phylloxinned and answered every personal question with a defensive remark.