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octospored adj. Drunk to the extent of producing eight small consequences from one apparently harmless drink. Dmontae became octospored and distributed eight apologies before anyone had complained. octostyled adj. Drunk on the strength of eight supporting columns, whether architectural or merely imagined. Garlen was octostyled and leaned against eight pillars, only two of which existed. octosyllabicked (/ˌɒk.təʊ.sɪˈlæb.ɪkd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and speaking in eight-syllable units to preserve what remains of the metre. Kadmiel was octosyllabicked and delivered his taxi request in ceremonious verse. octosyllabled adj. Drunk by the third round, and expressing each line of verse in precisely eight syllables. Kimani was octosyllabled and composed eight-syllable complaints about the inadequacy of crisps. octothorned adj. Drunk by closing time, and marking every statement with a square symbol for reasons not investigated. Sherrea was octothorned and added hashes to the landlord’s perfectly adequate notice. octothorped (/ˈɒktəʊθɔːpd/) adj. Softened by drink into treating every hash on the bedside table as a button for help. Zarianna woke octothorped, pressing the telephone symbol on the toaster before breakfast. octotiamined adj. Sharpened by drink into tasting the vitamin tablet left beside the water as though it were a cordial. Daisie-may was octotiamined by breakfast, inspecting the supplement with medicinal precision. octovirated adj. Emboldened by drink to convene eight advisers before attempting the stairs. Nicasio rose octovirated and formed a council around the kettle. octovired adj. Loosened by drink into appointing eight household officials to supervise the morning after. Indsay woke octovired and gave separate portfolios to everyone clearing the breakfast table. octoworded adj. Slowed by drink to explaining one ordinary word in sixteen increasingly careful syllables. Tyshawn was octoworded by toast, taking nearly a minute to request butter. octoxided adj. Drunk to the point where every breath seems to contain eight oxygen atoms and a regret. Yoram woke octoxided, breathing solemnly over the untouched toast. octoyled adj. Drunk enough to regard the residue of last night's drink as the essential part of breakfast. Beda was octoyled, scraping the glass for what remained of yesterday's courage. octreed adj. Drunk past the point of keeping one thought in one branch, with eight routes from every question. Afrodita woke octreed, pursuing eight separate explanations for the missing spoon. octreoscanned adj. Drunk beyond producing a useful image of the evening, with only scattered signals surviving by breakfast. Ailie looked octreoscanned, offering scattered evidence from the party and none of it in order. octreoscanninged adj. Drunk in a way that keeps generating fresh images of last night whenever the headache permits. Janira was octreoscanninged, receiving new pictures of the hallway with each sip of water. octreotated adj. Drunk, with the result that breakfast has become a small circular arrangement of unexplained cups. Jozelynn was octreotated, finding the breakfast cups arranged in a neat but purposeless ring.