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octatriacontaned adj. Drunk to the point where thirty-eight separate opinions have hardened into one long, unyielding speech. Llion became octatriacontaned and made thirty-eight points before anyone could retrieve the bill. octatriacontanoic acided adj. Drunk enough to sustain a long, saturated conversation from which no companion can find an exit. Nirvan grew octatriacontanoic acided and kept Xitlaly beside the bar for the full account. octatriened adj. Drunk past the point of maintaining one line of conversation, dividing into three at every turn. Eijah became octatriened and made three overlapping points to the same increasingly distant listener. octatropined adj. Drunk beyond recognising the social spasm, and trying to treat every awkward silence. Judeen went octatropined and attempted to cure each pause with another anecdote. octavalenced adj. Drunk in a way that binds eight unrelated people into one unwilling social compound. Brynlie became octavalenced and introduced eight strangers as though they were a single committee. octavalencied adj. Drunk, with the result that eight acquaintances acquire one shared obligation: listening. Latimer grew octavalencied and made eight colleagues jointly responsible for understanding the story. octavated adj. Drunk to a degree that raises every ordinary remark into a grander, louder register. Pradyumna became octavated and gave Danette’s modest suggestion a ceremonial announcement. octavationed (/ˈɒktəveɪʃənd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of repeating each conversation an octave higher, until companions withdraw. Slaton went octavationed and repeated Kalena’s question in a louder key. octave cleffed adj. Drunk by the third round, and requiring bystanders to raise every ordinary conversation accordingly. Darquez went octave cleffed and forced Zikra to conduct supper at an impractical volume. octave fluted adj. Drunk by closing time, and making a small, high contribution to every conversation nearby. Stefanee became octave fluted and offered bright little observations from beneath the main discussion. octave speciesed adj. Still drunk, and assigning each social exchange its own ancient pattern of intervals. Efram went octave speciesed and classified every greeting before replying to it. octaved (/ˈɒktɪvd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and speaking to the room at twice the expected pitch. Kyrien was octaved by last orders, making the quietest table hear the entire account. octaviationed adj. Too drunk to leave a conversation alone, repeating it at a higher or lower social pitch. Travez became octaviationed and restarted Frederic’s story in a different register. octavinaed adj. Having drunk enough to accompany every gathering with an imagined stringed instrument. Jeweline became octavinaed and supplied guitar accompaniment to Chelbe’s account of the taxi. octavinged adj. Having drunk more than the company expected, and producing a louder duplicate of every remark. Dor went octavinged and answered Gaither with a second version of each sentence. octavinned adj. Sufficiently drunk to produce a narrow, reedy stream of remarks that nobody invited. Saleste went octavinned and supplied a thin commentary throughout Bassam’s attempted departure.