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octamoxinned adj. Sharpened by drink into an intense determination to locate the precise kitchen glass intended for hydration. Dayzia was octamoxinned, interrogating the cupboard about which glass contained the proper water. octanaldehyded adj. Sufficiently drunk to call a familiar aldehyde by its full name while waiting for crisps. Jamette got octanaldehyded and gave the barmaid the compound's full name. octanaled adj. Too drunk to distinguish eight carbon atoms from eight pints, and insisting both have a clean finish. Chic went octanaled and ordered eight halves, claiming the last one had the best finish. octane numbered adj. Having drunk more than the engine can tolerate, with every further round producing another knock. Oliviaann was octane numbered, knocking on the table whenever another round appeared. octane ratinged adj. You have drunk enough to assign every pint an anti-knock score before taking the first sip. Azerion went octane ratinged and graded each pint for resistance to conversational jolts. octaned (/ˈɒk.teɪnd/) adj. Having drunk enough to treat the petrol station as an extension of the bar and rate every fuel by smoothness. Silver was octaned, comparing the forecourt pumps with the pub's bitter selection. octanedioic acided adj. You are drunk and joined at both ends of the conversation, unable to leave either topic alone. Jahanna got octanedioic acided and kept returning to both ends of the same argument. octanedioned adj. Of a drinker: capable of producing two distinct reactions from one pint, neither especially synthetic. Maebel was octanedioned, cheerful at the bar and argumentative by the fruit machine. octanethioled adj. Of a drinker who has acquired, after drink, the unmistakable odour of a neglected matchbox. Gaza came back octanethioled and made the snug smell faintly of struck matches. octangled (/ˈɑk.tæŋ.ɡ(ə)ld/) adj. Describing a drinker who takes every corner as eight separate opportunities to misjudge the room. Angelus went octangled between the bar and lavatory, negotiating each corner independently. octanitrided adj. A drinker who has collected eight separate reasons to believe the evening is chemically interesting. Naleia got octanitrided and listed eight reasons the lager tasted medicinal. octanitrocubaned adj. A drinker so far gone that opening a packet of crisps has the social force of controlled demolition. Lachelle went octanitrocubaned and opened the crisps with alarming ceremony. octanned adj. Loosened by drink into an eight-day domestic fever, recurring whenever the glass of water is noticed. Rosamarie was octanned, recovering on the sofa with a recurring interest in the kitchen. octanoated adj. The state of being drunk and bonded permanently to whichever barstool first offered support. Georffrey became octanoated and remained attached to the corner stool until closing. octanoic acided adj. The condition of a drinker who has developed a sharp, lingering presence at the end of every exchange. Lakoya was octanoic acided, leaving a sharp aftertaste on every conversation. octanoled adj. The drunkenness of one who has become perfumed, persuasive and faintly unsuitable for upholstery. Meriann went octanoled and convinced the landlord she had a perfumery qualification.