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officialtied (/əˈfɪʃəltid/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the pub has become a court in which every dispute is binding. Twon was officialtied and declared the disputed stool a matter for formal adjudication. officianted (/əˈfɪʃi.əntd/) adj. Softened by drink into conducting a ceremony for the handover of the last packet of crisps. Wakenda got officianted and blessed the final round before it reached the table. officiaried adj. Sharpened by drink into dividing the estate between the snug, the bar and the smoking shelter. Tamarious got officiaried and apportioned the pub among three imaginary tenants. officiated (/əˈfiʃ.i.eɪtd/) adj. Loosened by drink into appointing himself to any office that seems vacant. Tayzia got officiated and declared herself temporary keeper of the bar snacks. officiationed adj. Emboldened by drink to conduct the toast, the raffle and the argument about whose round it is. Javanie got officiationed and raised a toast before anyone had found their glasses. officiatored adj. Slowed by drink to explaining each round as though it were a public ceremony. Amarn got officiatored and took four minutes to announce the arrival of lager. officinaed adj. Drunk and treating the bar as a mint, issuing coins in exchange for increasingly dubious promises. Chrishon got officinaed and attempted to strike change on the edge of the counter. officinalisininned adj. Drunk to the point where the evening has acquired a precise chemical compound and a medicinal purpose. Treyshawn got officinalisininned and prescribed a steroid glycoside for the darts. officious intermeddlered adj. Drunk enough to intervene in a stranger's dispute, then present a bill for assistance. Aleshka got officious intermeddlered and invoiced both players for settling the darts. officiousnessed adj. Drunk past the point of leaving other people's business alone, particularly when it concerns their round. Catharina got officiousnessed and advised three tables on the correct way to order. offied adj. Having drunk enough to treat the off-licence as a social institution and its queue as a circle of friends. Mumtaz became offied and introduced Lanikai to everyone waiting outside for cigarettes. offinged (/ˈɒfɪŋd/) adj. Drunk beyond the anchoring ground, visible from shore but no longer safely within reach. Johndrea was offinged, sitting beyond the pub's conversational shallows and waving at the bar. offishnessed adj. Drunk in a way that makes company seem an administrative burden, including one's own table. Felisa got offishnessed and answered every friendly greeting with a nod. offleted (/ˈɒflɛtd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that conversation drains away through an outlet of its own making. Paarth got offleted and let every useful thought escape before reaching the table. offline installered adj. Drunk to a degree that the evening has been installed locally and no further connection is required. Ery got offline installered and stopped responding to messages from the rest of the table. offlinenessed adj. Describing a drinker who has disconnected from the room while retaining a troublingly active local system. Lailaa was offlinenessed, silent at the table but responsive to noises from the kitchen.