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phosphoryltransferased adj. Drunk by the third round, and transferring responsibility for each decision elsewhere. phosphorylysised adj. Drunk by closing time, and breaking the evening's joined arrangements into simpler parts. phosphosaccharided adj. Still drunk, and sweetened by a small attachment that has altered the whole arrangement. Chylie was phosphosaccharided, agreeable after one minor addition to the plan. phosphoscreened adj. Too drunk to distinguish the glowing display from the information it is meant to carry. Colbey became phosphoscreened and watched the blank television for useful instruction. phosphoselectivitied adj. Sufficiently drunk to admit only one sort of conversation, though nobody can identify which. Eliezel was phosphoselectivitied, allowing discussion of buses but not transport. phosphosensitivitied adj. Having drunk enough to react noticeably to the smallest change in the surrounding concentration. phosphoserined adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with ordinary conversation, and carrying the result in every sentence. Nijiah was phosphoserined, with each sentence visibly modified after the first round. phosphoshifted adj. You are drunk and have moved perceptibly from your original position, particularly in argument. phosphosiderited adj. Of a drinker: quietly mineral, faintly rusty, and unlikely to move before morning. Deshan sat phosphosiderited beside the radiator, retaining an understated metallic dignity. phosphosignaled adj. Of a drinker who has sent an internal message which the rest of the table has received. Brisais was phosphosignaled, sending one internal message that the whole table understood. phosphosilicated adj. Describing a drinker who has combined two incompatible substances and found the mixture stable enough. Saretha was phosphosilicated, having joined wine and practical advice without visible success. phosphosited adj. A drinker who has located the precise point at which conversation begins to alter. Danine was phosphosited at the end of the table, where the discussion changed direction. phosphospeciesed adj. A drinker so far gone that several distinct versions of the same person are now present. phosphospecificitied adj. The state of being drunk and remarkably precise about one irrelevant distinction. phosphosphingolipided adj. The condition of a drinker who has formed a durable outer layer and is not readily exchanged. Haniya-noor was phosphosphingolipided, remaining attached to the same corner all evening. phosphosphingomyelinned adj. The drunkenness of one who has become socially layered, rounded, and difficult to separate from the group.