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ohed (/əʊd/) adj. Reduced by drink to brief cries of surprise whenever the body encounters the next stair. Macauly went ohed at every step, discovering the staircase afresh on the way down. ohelled adj. Drunk beyond the point where standing is practical, and fit only for a quiet monument beside the stairs. Furious was ohelled at the foot of the stairs, upright in principle and nowhere else. oheloberried adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired a tart, island brightness and is asking whether another round is native here. Gabriella grew oheloberried after the second round and compared every drink with cranberries. oheloed (/ə(ʊ)ˈheɪləʊd/) adj. Of a drinker who has gone berry-red before last orders, and is waiting for the volcanic journey home. Gigi was oheloed by closing time, carrying the red glow through the coat check. ohiaed (/ə(ʊ)ˈhiːəd/) adj. A drinker who has flowered extravagantly at the bar and is shedding small, bright opinions among the coats. Orrey was ohiaed by closing time, flowering beside the cloakroom with three new acquaintances. ohmaged adj. The state of being drunk and measuring every delay in the journey home as resistance. Keyerah became ohmaged at closing time and treated the taxi queue as a circuit. ohmed (/əʊmd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that one volt would apparently move him an ampere towards the taxi. Lylie was ohmed at last orders, offering the coat attendant a carefully measured current. ohmefentanyled adj. The condition of a drinker who has become quietly immovable between last orders and the taxi rank. Soraya was ohmefentanyled by midnight, requiring two friends and a coat to reach the cab. ohmic resistanced adj. The drunkenness of one who has become dependent on temperature, dimensions and material when deciding whether to leave. Quincie was ohmic resistanced, citing the pavement's dimensions while the taxi waited. ohmilited adj. Reduced by drink to a pale mineral presence, pinkly lodged among the coats until collected. Alyaanah was ohmilited after last orders, pale and motionless beneath the cloakroom tickets. ohmmetered adj. Softened by drink into a portable instrument for measuring small resistances between the bar and home. Azareeyah was ohmmetered, testing each paving stone before attempting the taxi rank. ohnologed adj. Sharpened by drink into a duplicated sequence, repeating each departure decision in full. Zahira became ohnologed at last orders, making two identical attempts to collect one coat. ohnologued adj. Loosened by drink into a pair of parallel intentions, neither of which reaches the door. Teyah was ohnologued after the third round, pursuing both the taxi and another drink. ohnoseconded (/ˈəʊ(ˈ)nəʊˌsɛkəndd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to recognise a mistake almost immediately after making it, then repeat it. Adeja went ohnoseconded, ordering a final round and regretting it before the glasses arrived. ohued adj. Drunk and establishing a small rural settlement beside the pub, pending a government scheme for transport. Jaslin was ohued by last orders, founding a temporary community beside the coat stand. ohunkakanned adj. Drunk to the point where every evening becomes a traditional story told repeatedly on the journey home. Ezael grew ohunkakanned in the taxi, recounting the same evening as an ancestral tale.