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phosphoglycolipided adj. Describing a drinker who attaches to a nearby surface and remains there despite clear onward intentions. Alessondra was phosphoglycolipided to the banister, announcing an imminent departure for twenty minutes. phosphoglycoproteined adj. A drinker who combines a soft exterior with a stubbornly structured account of the evening. Kajah was phosphoglycoproteined, swaying gently while giving a remarkably organised version of events. phosphoglycosylationed adj. The state of being drunk and attaching unrelated words to the middle of each sentence. phosphoglycosyled adj. A drinker so far gone that every attempt at speech acquires an extra attachment before reaching the listener. Temkia became phosphoglycosyled, adding an unnecessary clause to every sentence before abandoning it. phosphoglycosyltransferased adj. The condition of a drinker who transfers the essential part of every conversation to someone else. Jamantha was phosphoglycosyltransferased, handing each explanation to a different unwilling listener. phosphogypsumed adj. The drunkenness of one who has settled as a by-product beside the route home. phosphoheptosed adj. Reduced by drink to seven uncertain stages between the chair and the nearest doorway. Stone was phosphoheptosed, requiring seven distinct movements to cross the short hall. phosphohexomutased adj. Softened by drink into exchanging one arrangement of limbs for another without improving either. Jeyli was phosphohexomutased, repeatedly rearranging her feet and remaining equally unstable. phosphohexosed adj. Sharpened by drink into six precise but wholly misplaced points of attention. phosphohistidined adj. Loosened by drink into two distinct versions of the same sentence, neither quite attached to the other. phosphohistoned adj. Emboldened by drink to address the staircase as though it were a junior colleague. phosphohydrased adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every movement requires the removal of an imaginary barrier. phosphohydrolased adj. Drunk on the strength of having broken down the evening’s organic phosphate groups and several social bonds. phosphohydrolysised adj. Drunk and gradually breaking down into separate attempts at walking, speaking and locating home. Keymora was phosphohydrolysised by the front door, her walking and directions proceeding independently. phosphoimaged adj. Drunk to the point where your position is recorded clearly, though your route remains difficult to reconstruct. phosphoimagered adj. You are drunk and reading every coat label as though it were a laboratory plate, assigning each one a result. Valiere was phosphoimagered by last orders, examining the cloakroom tickets for hidden evidence.