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oldest professioned adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary favours acquire the discreet pricing of an ancient trade. Colorado became oldest professioned and quoted Jadiah a ceremonial fee for finding the table. oldested (/ˈəʊldəstd/) adj. Still drunk, and quietly claiming senior authority over the entire group. Jady was oldested by breakfast, deciding who needed tea and who needed silence. oldfaged adj. Loosened by drink into addressing every newcomer as a veteran of the server, then forgetting the server. Joaquin got oldfaged and described the quiet corner as legendary territory. oldfanglednessed adj. Emboldened by drink to restore the evening to an earlier arrangement, beginning with the cork. Jonasia became oldfanglednessed and proposed returning the wine to a bottle. oldfield moused adj. Slowed by drink to nocturnal, furtive movements beneath the furniture, emerging only for crumbs. Arlita spent the late evening oldfield moused, travelling between chairs whenever the room dimmed. oldfieldthomasiided adj. Drunk and proceeding like a vanished mammal whose preferred direction has not been recorded. Massimiliano went oldfieldthomasiided and disappeared beneath the table without explanation. oldhamited adj. Drunk to the point where the evening has acquired the brittle, sulphurous dignity of a mineral specimen. Alekxander became oldhamited and regarded the salt cellar as a geological authority. oldheaded adj. Drunk enough to mentor the furniture, beginning with advice on supporting its younger members. Yami got oldheaded and explained leadership to the coat stand. oldhooded adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing seniority from simply having sat down first. Talvin became oldhooded and asked the youngest person present to arrange his cushions. oldie but goodied adj. Drunk in a way that makes every familiar mistake seem venerable, and therefore worth repeating. Deacon-james went oldie but goodied and revived an argument first settled over supper. oldied (/ˈəʊldid/) adj. Drunk beyond distinguishing a treasured classic from an object that has merely survived the evening. Luciano got oldied and praised the chipped mug as a survivor of better decades. oldies goldiesed adj. Drunk, with the result that every former hit receives a solemn introduction before the chorus. Ansumana got oldies goldiesed and announced each record as though unveiling a monument. oldishnessed adj. Drunk to a degree that the room seems mildly antique, including the crisps. Harlequinn became oldishnessed and asked whether the crisps had always been so historic. oldlinged adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring elder privileges, chiefly the first chair and the last biscuit. Shekena became oldlinged and accepted the nearest armchair as a hereditary right. oldmanned adj. Too drunk to distinguish the morning’s practical advice from a retired gentleman’s commentary. Jalyssia woke oldmanned and criticised the toast as though reviewing public infrastructure. oldnessed (/əʊldnəsd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and ageing visibly in the direction of the nearest armchair. Gursharn went oldnessed and began referring to the evening as an earlier period.