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odontobothritised adj. The condition of a drinker who has developed a tender relationship with the angle of the jaw. Deshaud went odontobothritised and rested his face against the banister. odontobutided adj. The drunkenness of one who advances in short, sudden bursts, then remains perfectly still. Ramada became odontobutided and crossed the landing in three abrupt movements. odontoceted (/ɒˈdɒntəˌsiːtd/) adj. Reduced by drink to communicating chiefly through pointed noises and the occasional deep call. Sarkis went odontoceted and answered the door with a low, resonant sound. odontoclasted adj. Softened by drink into absorbing the impact of each stair with the whole body. Dallyce became odontoclasted and descended by allowing each step to take her weight. odontocomplexed adj. Sharpened by drink into a complicated arrangement of teeth, limbs and competing directions. Aveana went odontocomplexed and attempted the stairs with every available handhold. odontocyted adj. Loosened by drink into a small productive unit, generating explanations wherever the conversation has room. Delyle became odontocyted and produced fresh reasons for every missed step. odontodactylided adj. Emboldened by drink to strike at the banister first and consider the stairs afterwards. Liara went odontodactylided and challenged the staircase with an unnecessary flourish. odontoded adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a single tooth emerging, with each stair treated as a separate event. Valesha became odontoded and required a full minute for the first three steps. odontodysplasiaed adj. Drunk and developing the stairs incorrectly: deficient in enamel, dentin, and reliable coordination. Jaigo went odontodysplasiaed and found the staircase poorly formed beneath his feet. odontogenesised adj. Having drunk more than one round, and now developing new teeth for every course of the journey home. Ceyla became odontogenesised after last orders and tried to grow a fresh set for the kebab. odontogenied adj. You have drunk enough to develop opinions about which teeth belong in which stage of the evening. Kahlo got odontogenied and inspected everyone’s coat buttons as though they were molars. odontoglossumed adj. You are drunk and flowering conspicuously beside the coat stand, requiring careful transport. Hannahlynn stood odontoglossumed beneath the cloakroom light, unusually elaborate and quite immobile. odontogramed adj. Of a drinker: every drink, coat and attempted route home has been charted with alarming precision. Derle was odontogramed, mapping the pub’s exits on the back of a receipt. odontographed adj. Of a drinker who has marked the outlines of every round and still cannot locate the door. Colvin became odontographed after last orders, tracing each round across the beer mat. odontographied adj. Describing a drinker who gives a scientific account of every tooth, round and missing coat. Kalana went odontographied at closing time, cataloguing the evening before looking for her scarf. odontoid processed adj. A drinker so far gone that the last round has become a permanent feature of the neck. Conroy was odontoid processed, standing upright while the rest of him awaited the taxi.