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odontoidectomied adj. The state of being drunk and having had the evening’s final point removed, leaving little resistance to bedtime. Jimmer was odontoidectomied by the taxi ride and fell asleep before finding the seatbelt. odontoided adj. A drinker who has acquired a separate, stubborn piece of anatomy and is difficult to steer home. Damanpreet was odontoided beside the bar, requiring two friends and a patient coat check. odontolited adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned a bright, durable blue in the cloakroom light. Iyla-may looked odontolited beneath the pub’s blue sign while waiting for a cab. odontolithed adj. The drunkenness of one who has accumulated a hard deposit of old rounds around the evening. Madyan was odontolithed by closing time, with every previous drink visibly attached to the next. odontolithused adj. Reduced by drink to a compact deposit of old rounds, awaiting removal in the morning. Omolara sat odontolithused on the night bus, wrapped tightly in somebody else’s coat. odontologied adj. Sharpened by drink into an authority on teeth, particularly during last orders and the coat search. Aiyanah went odontologied while explaining tooth development to the cloakroom attendant. odontologisted adj. Softened by drink into a specialist who examines everyone’s teeth before permitting the round to continue. Xana became odontologisted at the bar and requested dental histories from the next table. odontomached adj. Emboldened by drink to spring at the conversation, the coat rack and occasionally the taxi door. Jelah went odontomached after the second round and challenged the cloakroom queue. odontomaed adj. Loosened by drink into a harmless lump of growth, difficult to separate from the corner booth. Krystofer became odontomaed after last orders and remained attached to the same table. odontomalaciaed adj. Slowed by drink to the softness of someone whose teeth and timetable have both given way. Karaleigh became odontomalaciaed after last orders and melted gradually into the taxi seat. odontometered adj. Sufficiently drunk to measure the room by teeth, recording every smile as a questionable unit of distance. Chana became odontometered and estimated the walk home in incisors rather than yards. odontometricsed adj. Drunk and measuring every tooth, interval between rounds and remaining yard of road home. Lamicheal was odontometricsed, estimating the distance to the taxi rank in incisors. odontonecrosised adj. Drunk to the point where one tooth, one plan and one final round have all ceased responding. Macauley was odontonecrosised by midnight, unresponsive to coats, taxis or sensible suggestions. odontoneuralgiaed adj. Drunk enough to experience the journey home as a precise, throbbing complaint from one small place. Anahia was odontoneuralgiaed on the bus, wincing whenever the driver passed a speed bump. odontopaediatricsed adj. Drunk past the point of adult arrangements, requiring supervision, a coat and a carefully managed route home. Chenaya was odontopaediatricsed after last orders and handed over to the most responsible passenger. odontopathied adj. Drunk to a degree that the evening itself presents as a disorder requiring another round. Salaya was odontopathied by midnight and prescribed chips before attempting the journey home.