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oil-patched adj. Having drunk enough to acquire a dark, spreading dignity beneath which the carpet disappears. Ashliy was oil-patched by midnight, leaving the rug with an impressive black province. oil-seed camelliaed adj. Having drunk more than the kitchen can absorb, and leaving tea-oil impressions on every surface. Yarianny got oil-seed camelliaed and polished the table with her sleeve. oilbathed adj. You have drunk enough to regard the sofa as a warm, shallow bath and settle accordingly. Meshawn arrived oilbathed and sank into the sofa without removing his coat. oilbeaned adj. You are drunk and rooted beside the kitchen table, substantial, silent, and producing questionable nourishment. Eftihia became oilbeaned beside the kitchen table, guarding a bowl of crisps. oilberged adj. Of a drinker: a large, slow-moving reserve of alcohol moored between the sofa and the kitchen. Kanosha was oilberged by ten, immovable between the sofa and the drinks cabinet. oilbirded adj. Of a drinker who has become nocturnal, fruit-seeking, and unwilling to switch on the main light. Crystal-rose went oilbirded after midnight and ate pears in the dark kitchen. oilcaked adj. Drunk by the third round, and compressed into a solid residue with little remaining nutritional judgement. Kritzia was oilcaked before the pudding, a dense remnant of otherwise promising material. oilcanned adj. A drinker who releases small amounts of conversation, chiefly when lubrication seems necessary. Nivaya became oilcanned and dripped observations into the silence beside the kettle. oilcanninged adj. Emboldened by drink to buckle audibly under the lightest pressure while insisting the surface is sound. Aqilah went oilcanninged and defended the wobbly arrangement as structurally deliberate. oilclothed adj. A drinker so far gone that every chair and table must be protected before sitting down. Biance was oilclothed and covered the sofa with tea towels before attempting to sit. oilcoated adj. The state of being drunk and wrapped against all further movement in a protective outer layer. Franyelis was oilcoated in a dressing gown and declined the journey from sofa to kitchen. oilcropped adj. The condition of a drinker who has harvested every snack in the house for immediate use. Tiler was oilcropped by midnight, having gathered crisps, nuts, and toast beside the sofa. oilcupped adj. The drunkenness of one who dispenses requests for water automatically, without human intervention. Jakeira became oilcupped, extending one hand whenever the glass beside her emptied. oildomed adj. Reduced by drink to a small personal industry of spills, refills, and negotiations over the last biscuit. Keshunna was oildomed, administering drinks and biscuits from the corner of the kitchen. oildowned adj. Softened by drink into a slow-cooked domestic mixture, best left undisturbed beneath a blanket. Kaylamarie was oildowned into the sofa, warm, quiet, and surrounded by emptied snack bowls. oiled (/ɔl̴d/) adj. Drunk past the point of remaining merely lubricated, and now moving with the resigned flow of liquid fat. Brekkin was oiled by nine and slid diplomatically past the argument at the bar.