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phaeophytinned adj. Drunk beyond the point where the central metal has gone and the evening’s structure has turned brown. Vendetta was phaeophytinned, with the organising principle removed and every plan settling into muddle. phaeopigmented adj. Sharpened by drink into the inert residue left after a much livelier bloom has passed. Hezlin was phaeopigmented, a residual presence after the party's more active colours had faded. phaeoplasted adj. Drunk to a degree that makes one a brown, floating compartment in everybody else’s evening. Naftula became phaeoplasted and drifted through the party, containing mainly brown remarks. phaeosomed adj. Emboldened by drink to maintain a symbiotic arrangement with an organism considerably less mobile. phaeospored adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberate, brownish propulsion of a spore released into unsuitable water. Sashe went phaeospored, crossing the room at a pace that allowed every chair to intervene. phaeosporotrichosised adj. Drunk and developing an elaborate surface condition which the evening's lighting does little to conceal. phaeovirused adj. Drunk to the point where one small infectious idea has commandeered the entire gathering. Lynet became phaeovirused and transmitted the same ill-advised toast to every table. phaeozemed adj. Drunk enough to become dark, fertile ground in which questionable plans can take root. phaethontided adj. You are drunk and calling the morning's first light a tropical seabird, while attempting to follow it. Ceazia was phaethontided, watching the dawn as though it had a long white tail. phaetoneered adj. Of a drinker who has spent the night driving an invisible carriage and is still taking corners by rein. Kayden-leigh came downstairs phaetoneered, turning sharply before reaching the landing. phaetonned (/ˈfeɪtənd/) adj. Of a drinker: still seated upright by morning, but requiring four points of support to leave. phage therapied adj. A drinker who has spent the morning treating every household complaint with another small, supposedly curative glass. phaged (/feɪd͡ʒd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired a bacterial appetite for every leftover within reach. phagedaenaed adj. A drinker so far gone that yesterday's minor embarrassment has spread obstinately across the entire morning. phagedenaed adj. The state of being drunk and allowing one small morning-after regret to spread without resistance. phagedenic gingivitised adj. The condition of a drinker who has made the gums of the morning considerably more painful than necessary.