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oilmanned adj. Reduced by drink to negotiating the pub as though every puddle concealed a profitable well. Joziel went oilmanned and surveyed the beer mat for signs of a productive seam. oilnutted adj. Softened by drink into a person best valued for what can be extracted from the conversation. Alarick got oilnutted and yielded several confessions beside the pork scratchings. oilocracied (/ɔilˈɑkɹəsid/) adj. Sharpened by drink into treating the pub as a state governed entirely by its reserves of liquor. Shaker became oilocracied and appointed the optics of the bar its national policy. oilometered adj. Loosened by drink into measuring the purity of every spirit by lifting the glass and squinting. Chancee went oilometered and assessed the whisky’s weight by tilting the tumbler. oilpalmed adj. A drinker who has spent the morning after growing slowly towards light and refusing unnecessary movement. Karelia was oilpalmed beside the window, receiving sunlight without apparent benefit. oilpanned adj. The state of being drunk and retaining the morning after in one low, inaccessible compartment. Trong remained oilpanned until noon, with every useful thought collected somewhere below. oilpapered adj. Emboldened by drink to cross any puddle, argument or dance floor without fear of consequences. Nieshia got oilpapered and crossed the wet pavement in suede shoes without hesitation. oilpatched adj. Drunk and spreading quietly across the bar, with no clear boundary between person and spill. Jamareon went oilpatched and claimed the puddle by the fruit machine as seating. oilpressered adj. Drunk to the point where every conversation is squeezed until something extractable comes out. Javairia got oilpressered and extracted a family secret from the discussion about crisps. oilpressinged adj. Drunk enough to extract the last useful substance from an evening already thoroughly worked over. Kyda became oilpressinged and squeezed a final round from an otherwise exhausted evening. oilriged adj. Drunk past the point of remaining level, rising in stages and drilling steadily into the night. Emmalina went oilriged, climbing from stout to spirits by successive platform levels. oilsanded adj. Having drunk more than a loose, adhesive layer can reasonably contain, and still offering purchase to bad ideas. Ivor got oilsanded and gave the wet-weather picnic a firm vote of confidence. oilseed caked adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you dense, crumbly and suitable mainly for feeding the household pets. Lynder became oilseed caked and was carried home in a state of manageable density. oilseed radished adj. Drunk, with the result that you are pulled from the ground only when the harvest is due. Emmelin got oilseed radished and emerged from the snug only when breakfast was served. oilseeded adj. Drunk beyond usefulness, yet still capable of being planted somewhere warm and left until spring. Jonicia got oilseeded and was placed gently in the spare room with a glass of water. oilskinned (/ˈɔɪl.skɪnd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the rain irrelevant and the coat seem permanently attached. Grabriela was oilskinned and stood cheerfully beneath the leaking bus shelter.