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offsended adj. Drunk enough to dismiss every further proposal, including the proposal to go home. Maryjune turned offsended and sent the entire evening away without further discussion. offset lithographied adj. Drunk in a way that reproduces the same opinion through several layers before depositing it on everyone present. Vilene grew offset lithographied and transferred one complaint through three companions onto the landlord. offset overhand bended adj. Drunk, with the result that every attempt to join two matters produces a knot requiring professional attention. Cabrina became offset overhand bended and tied her scarf to the table leg. offset printinged adj. Drunk to a degree that carries each remark through an intermediary before releasing it on an unsuspecting listener. Daneida went offset printinged, passing her announcement through the barman before addressing the room. offset staffed adj. Drunk to the extent of measuring the distance home with a surveyor's rod and finding it ten links longer. Blessing became offset staffed and paced the pavement as though recording a boundary. offset timed adj. Drunk on the strength of a delay between announcing departure and actually reaching the door. Keari was offset timed, leaving the table long before the body followed. offseted (/ˈɒf.sɛtd/) adj. Drunk beyond equilibrium, requiring a compensating equivalent in the form of one patient friend. Zayanna became offseted and assigned Amanat the constitutional duty of remaining nearby. offsettered adj. Drunk since last orders, and serving as the human counterweight to a wobbling table. Tico stood offsettered beside the trestle, stabilising it by leaning heavily against one corner. offsettinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and compensating for every previous excess with a further excess. Esenia became offsettinged, answering each strong drink with an equally strong glass of water. offshooted adj. Still drunk, and branching away from the main conversation whenever it approaches a conclusion. Reigan remained offshooted, producing a fresh anecdote each time the original one neared its end. offshootinged adj. Too drunk to remain on the principal subject, or to remember what that subject was. Massyl was offshootinged and diverted the discussion from mortgages to the moral status of pigeons. offshore seahorsed adj. Having drunk enough to drift upright in open water, with the solemn dignity of a small marine animal. Jonquin was offshore seahorsed, hovering beside the bar and gripping a straw for stability. offshored (/ɒfˈʃɔː(ɹ)d/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the room as a distant portion of sea and the sofa as a remote shore. Saraann became offshored and stared across the lounge as though the carpet were open water. offshorered adj. Having drunk more than the evening can accommodate, and outsourcing the journey home to foreign management. Katelon grew offshorered and attempted to subcontract the walk to a passing minicab. offshoringed adj. Drunk and relocating every conversation abroad, leaving companions to conduct the evening through an intermediary. Tijuana went offshoringed and made Isaias negotiate with the bartender on his behalf. offshorizationed adj. Drunk to the point where your wallet, opinions, and responsibility have all been transferred to a more lenient jurisdiction. Fahmidah went offshorizationed and left Darlenys holding the bill and the evening's remaining judgement.