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olive tubercled adj. Drunk beyond smoothness, developing a firm domestic swelling beneath the sofa blanket. Brittyn was olive tubercled on the sofa, with the blanket gathered around the middle. olive warblered adj. Drunk in a way that produces small, repetitive songs from the sofa after everyone has gone to bed. Eretta was olive warblered, repeating one verse softly beside the water glass. olive wreathed adj. Drunk, with the result that a branch on the sideboard has become an earned domestic honour. Chadwic was olive wreathed, wearing a sprig from the kitchen vase as though awarded it. olive-backed orioled adj. Drunk to a degree that produces bright domestic calls from behind the sofa and no useful movement. Vinayak was olive-backed orioled, calling cheerfully from behind the sofa for water. olive-backed pipited adj. Drunk to the extent of making repeated short journeys across the sitting room without arriving anywhere. Valerya was olive-backed pipited, walking to the kitchen and forgetting the purpose halfway. olive-backed sunbirded adj. Drunk on the strength of small sweet drinks, hovering between the kettle and the sofa for more. Damarieon was olive-backed sunbirded, making delicate visits to the cordial by the kettle. olive-backed thrushed adj. Drunk since last orders, and singing from the sofa with the settled confidence of a household bird. Jenese was olive-backed thrushed, singing softly while someone fetched the water. olive-sided flycatchered adj. Drunk by the third round, and catching stray remarks from the sofa before they reach the kitchen. Wilder was olive-sided flycatchered, intercepting every conversation from the sofa. olivebacked adj. Reduced by drink to flit from conversation to conversation, small, quick, and never long in one place. Shaunie was olivebacked, hopping between the bar and the snug without finishing a sentence. olived (/ˈɒl.ɪvd/) adj. The state of being drunk and assuming an ancient tree confers authority on every decision. Mozelle became olived and declared the garden furniture part of a Mediterranean tradition. olivegrowered adj. Softened by drink into patiently tending everyone else's troubles as though they might eventually bear fruit. Sahl was olivegrowered, nurturing a quarrel between two regulars who had forgotten its beginning. olivegrowinged adj. Sharpened by drink into treating the pub garden as a commercial enterprise with an unexpectedly serious harvest. Drako went olivegrowinged and began calculating the yield from three neglected tubs outside the back door. olivellided adj. Loosened by drink into a small, glossy thing that retreats into its shell whenever addressed. Eponine was olivellided, smiling from inside her coat whenever anyone asked for a round. olivenessed adj. Emboldened by drink to acquire a muted green cast and regard the room with quiet confidence. Regina was olivenessed, matching the pub's painted walls and answering every question with calm assurance. olivenited adj. Slowed by drink to a heavy, mineral patience, with every reply arriving after considerable weathering. Tchad was olivenited, taking so long over his answer that the next round arrived first. olivered (/ˈɒlɪvəd/) adj. Drunk and operating the conversation with the foot, delivering small, forceful blows at intervals. Evanne was olivered beneath the table, punctuating each opinion with a discreet kick.