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oceanauted adj. The drunkenness of one who explores the domestic depths, surfacing eventually beside the washing machine. Jayda went oceanauted and discovered the laundry basket at considerable personal depth. oceanbeded adj. Reduced by drink to the ocean floor, where movement is theoretical and the carpet is sufficient. Eros was oceanbeded beneath the table, conducting no further expeditions that evening. oceaned (/ˈəʊ.ʃənd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has become a large, dark body separating all sensible routes home. Arunjit was oceaned, occupying the passage between the bar and the front door. oceaneted adj. Softened by drink into a small ocean, chiefly composed of tears, lager and misplaced dignity. Umber grew oceaneted during the advert and mourned the disappearance of his favourite spoon. oceanfarered adj. Sharpened by drink into a sailor of great resolve, bound for the nearest late-night establishment. Sadeem became oceanfarered and navigated directly towards the illuminated kebab sign. oceanfronted adj. Loosened by drink into prime waterfront property, with the trousers regarded as merely adjacent. Kiyaan was oceanfronted, reclining against the bath as though it were a luxury resort. oceanfuled adj. Emboldened by drink to contain the evening entire, including the final round and its consequences. Aiesha grew oceanfuled and insisted there was room for another bottle in the handbag. oceanic abyssed adj. Slowed by drink to the rate at which a seabed depression is formed, reaching the chair by midnight. Christiane became oceanic abyssed and took seven minutes to sit down. oceanic dolphinned adj. Drunk and producing intelligent noises at intervals, chiefly in the direction of passing strangers. Jenese went oceanic dolphinned and attempted a conversational whistle at the barmaid. oceanic trenched adj. Drunk to the point where the shortest route home has acquired considerable depth and sides. Sommers became oceanic trenched between the pub and the taxi, requiring geological assistance. oceanic whitetip sharked adj. Drunk enough to patrol the room with a pale grin and an unfortunate interest in human ankles. Takeichi became oceanic whitetip sharked and circled the buffet, smiling at vulnerable guests. oceanic whitetipped adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary sociability and into repeated, lightly menacing approaches. Christiona grew oceanic whitetipped and inspected each guest as possible prey. oceanicitied adj. Drunk beyond the ordinary terrestrial condition, with the floor assuming an admirable curvature. Francico became oceanicitied and declared the pub's carpet unmistakably planetary. oceanited adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the person chiefly composed of green thoughts and a hard exterior. Macynn was oceanited and stared at the salad with geological suspicion. oceanitided adj. Drunk, with the result that one shelters from the slightest weather beneath the nearest table. Maryka became oceanitided and sought refuge from the pub's draught under a chair. oceanitied adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every room seem vast, damp and faintly navigable. Veletta grew oceanitied and attempted to cross the lounge by celestial navigation.