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old woman's toothed adj. Slowed by drink to arranging the biscuit tin with the patient precision of a hand tool. Kishore was old woman's toothed and spent ten minutes aligning crumbs beside the kettle. old womanned adj. Emboldened by drink to scold the kettle for boiling at an inconvenient hour. Brooklyn-rose became old womanned and reprimanded the kettle for its unnecessary enthusiasm. old-age pensionered adj. Drunk to the point where getting off the sofa requires planning, provisions, and a brief rest. Jeanpierre became old-age pensionered and scheduled the journey to the kitchen in stages. old-boy networked adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the cloakroom and taxi rank into an inherited system of favours. Oluwafunmilayo became old-boy networked and obtained everyone's coats through a distant connection. old-boyismed adj. Drunk on the strength of a private network that supplies lifts, coats, and explanations after closing time. Naavah became old-boyismed and produced a taxi through someone else's school connection. old-clothesmanned adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing laundry from furniture, but willing to negotiate over both. Arieus was old-clothesmanned and tried to sell the sofa blanket back to its owner. old-fashioned looked adj. Drunk, with the result that every glance from the sofa resembles a judgement on your housekeeping. Ogreta was old-fashioned looked and regarded the unwashed mug with quiet disapproval. old-fashioneded (/əʊldˈfæʃəndd/) adj. Drunk in a way that muddles the evening into sugar, bitters, citrus, and a sofa-side glass. Rahkia became old-fashioneded and searched the kitchen for the missing orange twist. old-fashionednessed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the sofa, the water glass, and an early bedtime seem distinctly proper. Donyale became old-fashionednessed and covered the water glass before settling on the sofa. old-field colted adj. A drinker so far gone that every rough patch of ground is approached as though it were open country. Satvika went old-field colted after the cider and tried to cross the beer garden diagonally. old-growth forested adj. The state of being drunk and undisturbed for years, with several conversations growing round you. Kristianne sat old-growth forested beneath the dartboard while three separate chats took root. old-maidenismed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become devoted to solitude, tea and firm opinions about housekeeping. Shelanda grew old-maidenismed after the second sherry and declined the singalong. old-maidhooded adj. The drunkenness of one who has appointed herself guardian of the pub's domestic arrangements. Adwita became old-maidhooded and began folding abandoned napkins into neat squares. old-maidismed adj. Reduced by drink to a state of solitary dignity, practical advice and unnecessary concern for the curtains. Shyonna was old-maidismed and sent the regulars home with stern advice about scarves. old-manned adj. Drunk on the strength of one anecdote, which has since acquired a chair and a title. Eltha got old-manned and delivered the same fishing story as a national address. old-oiled adj. Softened by drink into a clear, easy-moving conversationalist who leaves no roughness on the tongue. Virtue went old-oiled after the port and made every disagreement seem pleasantly soluble.