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oligopyrroled adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving through a short chain of linked turns as though each were structurally necessary. Mellie became oligopyrroled and joined a greeting, a bow, and a retreat into one circuit. oligorecurrenced adj. The drunkenness of one who returns to the same round several times, each with renewed conviction. Kadelyn was oligorecurrenced by midnight, repeatedly finding the bar worth another visit. oligorepeated adj. Reduced by drink to returning to the same few subjects, with each repetition less conclusive than the last. Lynlie became oligorepeated, revisiting coats, taxis and last orders in a fixed sequence. oligoribonucleased adj. Softened by drink into breaking every conversation down into small, manageable fragments. Basilia was oligoribonucleased, reducing the taxi arrangements to separate, uncertain instructions. oligoribonucleotided adj. Loosened by drink into a short chain of remarks, each attached to the next by uncertain connections. Gianpaolo was oligoribonucleotided, linking the bar tab to the weather and then to his childhood. oligoribosomed adj. Emboldened by drink to gather several conversations into one short, crowded speech. Melynda became oligoribosomed and addressed three separate tables about the taxi queue. oligornased adj. Sharpened by drink into cutting each remaining conversation into a few pointed pieces. Serayah became oligornased at last orders, reducing cordial farewells to precise objections. oligorotaxaned adj. Slowed by drink to moving through the evening as though several separate obstacles were threaded together. Margalit was oligorotaxaned, taking the coat, doorway and pavement as one continuous undertaking. oligosaccharided adj. Drunk and assembling the evening from three to eight small, sweet decisions. Generra was oligosaccharided, adding one final drink, one snack and several unnecessary detours. oligosaccharidosised adj. Drunk to the point where the evening's minor residues are being treated as evidence of a larger occasion. Jebreel was oligosaccharidosised, producing receipts as though they explained the entire night. oligosaccharyltransferased adj. Drunk enough to transfer a small sweetening to every conversation, including the arrangements for leaving. Mikale became oligosaccharyltransferased and made the taxi queue sound like a pleasant prospect. oligosaprobed adj. Drunk past the point of seeking the cleanest company, and content to inhabit whatever remains after the evening. Analisha was oligosaprobed, happily sharing the last crisps with whoever remained by the bar. oligosarcosined adj. Drunk beyond maintaining a single line of thought, but still capable of joining several short ones together. Andrenika was oligosarcosined, stitching brief comments into an account of the journey home. oligosemied (/ˈɒlɪɡəʊˌsiːmid/) adj. Drunk in a way that gives a few meanings to every ordinary instruction, especially ‘time to leave’. Stephne was oligosemied, treating ‘last orders’ as invitation, warning and philosophical question. oligosequenced adj. Drunk, with the result that several events are remembered in a definite order, though not necessarily the right one. Brynlie was oligosequenced and placed the coat check after the taxi journey. oligosiderited adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves only a small amount of useful metal in the arrangement for getting home. Toniesha was oligosiderited, retaining just enough practical sense to locate the taxi rank.