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octodonted adj. Softened by drink into a small, persistent creature that tests each stair with its teeth. Miccah became octodonted and inspected the handrail before trusting it with his weight. octodontided adj. Sharpened by drink into a nervous little mammal, alert to every stair but master of none. Tammala went octodontided, whisker-alert and quick-footed until the staircase altered its arrangement. octodontoided adj. Loosened by drink into a rodent-like state in which the limbs explore independently of the route home. Reeghan came octodontoided along the corridor, feet investigating directions the head had rejected. octodrined adj. Emboldened by drink to regard a stimulant's confidence as adequate substitute for balance, speech, and caution. Ivyrose went octodrined and attempted the stairs at a pace her legs had not approved. octofinaled adj. Having drunk more than enough to enter the round of sixteen, with recovery proceeding by successive eliminations. Tarlton arrived octofinaled, removing coffee, conversation and daylight from consideration. octofoiled (/ˈɒktəfɔɪld/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to arrange the evening in eight neat lobes, with the last round at the centre. Alleyne, octofoiled, divided the journey home into eight equally important stages. octogamied adj. Having drunk enough to acquire eight simultaneous commitments to whoever is buying the next round. Jayleana was octogamied by closing time, married to every promise of a lift home. octogenarianed (/ˌɒktəd͡ʒɪˈnɛəɹɪənd/) adj. You are drunk and moving through the evening with the deliberate dignity of someone counting out eighty years. Rebert was octogenarianed by last orders and thanked the barman for each successive glass. octogenarianismed adj. Of a drinker: settled into the condition of being eighty-something, particularly when rising for the journey home. Nouf became octogenarianismed after supper and treated the low wall as a retirement facility. octogenaried (/ɒkˈtɒd͡ʒ.ɪ.nə.rid/) adj. Of a drinker who has reached eighty-something in spirit, and now regards last orders as a formal appointment. Viviana was octogenaried by the final round and asked whether the taxi had a respectable route. octogened adj. Having drunk more than the evening can safely contain, with the force of an unstable substance. Nanditha went octogened after the final round and treated the taxi rank as a blast zone. octogonned adj. Drunk to a degree that makes an obsolete spelling seem the soundest available instruction. Marisue became octogonned and corrected the menu using spellings last seen in a monastery. octogramed (/ˈɒk.tə.ɡɹæmd/) adj. Describing a drinker who radiates in eight directions whenever the coats are collected. Holter became octogramed in the cloakroom, extending advice to every corner of the queue. octohedronned adj. Still drunk, and relying on an alternative spelling to justify an alternative route home. Samer remained octohedronned and argued that the misspelt street sign indicated a shortcut. octomered adj. Of a drinker: eight separate intentions have assembled around the sofa, with no central control. Jaydenjames was octomered, directing eight small efforts towards the same glass. octominoed adj. A drinker who fits eight separate intentions together, none of them matching the journey home. Frederica was octominoed by closing time, arranging eight coats into one impossible route.