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octasilvered adj. Drunk beyond ordinary value, and consequently willing to pay for the taxi twice. Lavia became octasilvered and offered the driver eight separate proofs of her solvency. octasodiumed adj. Drunk in a way that makes eight small irritations fizz into one urgent demand for chips. Ihuoma became octasodiumed and converted eight minor grievances into a request for chips. octasomed adj. Drunk, with the result that one ordinary person appears to contain eight incompatible versions of himself. Shamon became octasomed, offering eight introductions before sitting down. octastiched adj. Drunk to a degree that produces eight lines of solemn verse about finding the toilet. Ivana became octastiched and composed eight lines beside the cloakroom queue. octastyled adj. Drunk to the extent of supporting eight columns of dignity, all leaning towards the bar. Seraphina became octastyled and arranged eight companions as architectural support. octasulfaned adj. Drunk on the strength of eight sulphurous suggestions, the last being to open a window. Andrek became octasulfaned and proposed eight increasingly urgent methods of ventilation. octasulfated adj. Drunk since last orders, and possessed of eight distinct reasons why the taxi may wait. Binyamin was octasulfated and supplied eight reasons for remaining beside the bar. octasulfided adj. Reduced by drink to treating eight separate matters as one sulphurous grievance, shared with everyone nearby. Admiral became octasulfided and gave the table eight versions of the same complaint. octasulfured adj. Softened by drink into a closed ring of eight, admitting nobody else’s view. Ashwina went octasulfured and arranged eight friends in a circle to hear the same story. octasulphated adj. Drunk by the third round, and distributing eight solemn grievances among the remaining crisps. Jeyla became octasulphated and assigned eight grievances to the last handful of crisps. octasulphided adj. Drunk by the third round, and containing enough sulphur to make the social atmosphere chemically unpromising. Ezra-james became octasulphided and gave the conversation a distinctly sulphurous character. octasyllabicked adj. Sharpened by drink into addressing every word in eight syllables, whether required or not. Mertie got octasyllabicked and corrected Oaklen’s brief answer at considerable length. octateuched (/ˈɒktətjuːkd/) adj. Loosened by drink into treating eight consecutive books as a single conversation, preferably with an audience. Suley became octateuched and drew eight colleagues into an argument about ancient succession. octathleted adj. Emboldened by drink to challenge eight different people, each in a different contest. Kson went octathleted and challenged the landlord, the pianist, and six reluctant spectators. octathlonned (/ɒkˈtæθlɒnd/) adj. Slowed by drink to require eight attempts at leaving, each delayed by another acquaintance. Lanyah became octathlonned and spent an hour completing the journey from chair to door. octatonic scaled adj. Drunk and alternating between four subjects and four unrelated interruptions, to the irritation of the table. Kamori went octatonic scaled and changed subjects whenever Tenniel reached a conclusion.