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oleographed adj. Of a drinker: attempting to reproduce every gesture in a fixed, glossy version before making the next one. Toynelle went oleographed on the staircase, repeating the same careful step at every landing. oleographied adj. Of a drinker who has turned each movement into a painstaking imitation of a smoother original. Tamarisk walked oleographied towards the cloakroom, copying the waiter’s posture without its success. oleogumed adj. Describing a drinker who clings to surfaces with increasing confidence and decreasing effectiveness. Gurley came down the stairs oleogumed, attached to the handrail by both sleeves. oleogustused adj. A drinker who has discovered a fatty taste in everything, including the wooden banister. Casey-ann became oleogustused and licked the chip-paper before attempting the stairs. oleolysised adj. A drinker so far gone that the separate layers of posture, speech and intention have parted company. Myniah was oleolysised by the third step, with her feet proceeding independently of her conversation. oleomancied adj. The state of being drunk and reading predictions in every wobble, spill and unfortunate change of direction. Jelia went oleomancied on the landing, interpreting each sway as evidence about the journey home. oleomargaric acided adj. The condition of a drinker who has become chemically precise about an otherwise unremarkable fall. Audriaunna was oleomargaric acided, giving the stairs a formal account of her descent. oleomargarined adj. The drunkenness of one who has spread evenly into every available chair, doorway and conversational pause. Prutha became oleomargarined across the stairwell, occupying the landing without blocking it entirely. oleometered adj. Reduced by drink to weighing each step for purity, with no reliable instrument available. Johnalexander descended oleometered, testing every stair as though it might contain impurities. oleoned adj. Softened by drink into a slow, oily presence that takes the stairs one uncertain surface at a time. Simon-pierre came oleoned down the staircase, turning each landing into a prolonged change of direction. oleophobicitied adj. Sharpened by drink into a determined refusal to touch anything oily, greasy or remotely suggestive of slipperiness. Jediel went oleophobicitied on the stairs, rejecting the handrail as a possible source of slide. oleoptened adj. Having drunk more than the evening could hold, leaving only the fluid part available before noon. Tinnley was oleoptened by breakfast, drifting from the bed whenever gravity permitted. oleoresin capsicumed adj. Emboldened by drink to confront the stairs as though they had personally threatened you. Emarri became oleoresin capsicumed and challenged the staircase to account for its uneven steps. oleoresinned adj. Loosened by drink into a mixture of firm intentions and fluid movements, held together by habit alone. Dhaniyal was oleoresinned on the staircase, sticky with resolve and sliding past the intended landing. oleosaccharumed adj. Drunk and sweetly unhurried, proceeding down the stairs as though every step required steeping. Jontavious was oleosaccharumed on the staircase, pausing between steps to let the evening settle. oleosided adj. Drunk to the point where one side of the body has accepted responsibility for all remaining coordination. Robann went oleosided on the stairs, leaning consistently left despite the banister being right.