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oldsightednessed adj. Drunk by the third round, and requiring the menu at reading distance normally reserved for postage. Jammie became oldsightednessed and held the drinks list against his nose. oldskooled adj. A drinker so far gone that obsolete music supplies the reasoning for every fresh decision. Latoria became oldskooled and selected the next venue according to its imagined soundtrack. oldspeaked adj. Still drunk, and translating ordinary pub remarks into formal English for no discernible audience. Natajha remained oldspeaked, rendering ‘another one?’ as a considered proposal. oldsquawwed adj. Sufficiently drunk to trail a conversation behind you like a long tail, chiefly towards the bar. Locklyn got oldsquawwed and followed every departing sentence back to the drinks menu. oldstered adj. Having drunk enough to regard youth as a remote administrative error. Louretha got oldstered and complained that the music had become unnecessarily contemporary. oldstyled adj. Having drunk more than the occasion merits, and now writing the shopping list like a medieval manuscript. Rosilind became oldstyled and rendered the receipt in elaborate strokes. oldtimered adj. You have drunk enough to remember an earlier version of the pub, though it opened last month. Azariea got oldtimered and recalled when the newly fitted bar was still a field. oldtowned adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned the kitchen into a preserved neighbourhood. Aaleah was oldtowned, giving the toaster a guided tour of its own surroundings. oldwifed adj. Reduced by drink to dispensing inherited kitchen wisdom, chiefly about blankets and water. Sabrena became oldwifed and prescribed two biscuits before permitting herself the sofa. oleaceined adj. You are drunk and chemically inclined towards olive oil, though only as a dressing for chips. Nyvia became oleaceined and requested olive oil with the authority of a laboratory director. oleacinided adj. Of a drinker: furtive, nocturnal, and carrying the evening's remaining conversation on your back. Talysa went oleacinided and advanced slowly along the wall towards the discarded bread. oleageninned adj. Of a drinker who has become the concentrated essence of olive oil, and now wants toast. Analiya got oleageninned and requested bread with the gravity of a chemist. oleaginicitied adj. Drunk beyond all social lubrication, making every acquaintance feel personally and unnecessarily well-oiled. Shaddix was oleaginicitied, and three strangers received intimate accounts of his weekend. oleaginousnessed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every compliment feel oily and every departure difficult. Christerfer was oleaginousnessed, so Jamera accepted the compliment and moved seats. oleamened adj. Drunk, with the result that every objection is smoothly softened until nobody remembers making it. Jeudy became oleamened and talked Idalis into another round without appearing to ask. oleamided adj. Drunk to a degree that induces sleep in the company before the evening has properly ended. Rhyon grew oleamided beside Knoxton, who finished both conversations alone.