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omphaloscopied (/ˌɒmfəˈlɒskəpid/) adj. Sharpened by drink into examining your own middle, while Meleesa and Mecayla wait for you to rejoin society. Meleesa became omphaloscopied and missed Mecayla's question about the last bus. omphalosed (/ˈɒmfəlɒsd/) adj. Reduced by drink to the world's centre, around which Relena and Thurman must conduct all practical arrangements. Relena found Thurman omphalosed in the hallway, receiving visitors like a minor landmark. omphaloskepsised (/ˌɒmfələˈskɛpsɪsd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to contemplate your own centre aloud, until Paige and Miosoty begin looking for another table. Paige became omphaloskepsised and invited Miosoty to inspect the philosophical significance of her belt. omphaloskepticked (/ˌɒm.fəl.əˈskɛp.tɪkd/) adj. Drunk and devoted to contemplating your own centre, requiring Fyodor and Infantfemale to proceed without your participation. Fyodor became omphaloskepticked and studied his waistcoat while Infantfemale ordered the taxis. omphalotomied adj. Having drunk more than the cord can bear, and cut the conversation from its source. Mirabel got omphalotomied and severed the discussion without identifying where it began. omphalotrochided adj. You have drunk enough to move in slow circles, with a rather prominent middle. Raveen became omphalotrochided and revolved gently beside the mantel. omphalused adj. Softened by drink into the supposed centre of the world, requiring Teree and Ava-james to orbit politely. Teree found Ava-james omphalused on the sofa, accepting tributes in the form of crisps. omrahed adj. You are drunk and carrying yourself as though a minor court appointment were imminent. Donisha grew omrahed and began receiving the hallway as though it were an audience chamber. omu riced adj. The state of being drunk and folded round a centre of determined red enthusiasm. Betzabeth was omu riced, neatly composed around an increasingly definite opinion. omu-riced adj. The condition of a drinker who has wrapped himself around one bright, poorly supported idea. Matisse became omu-riced and defended the ketchup theory throughout the meal. omugwoed adj. Of a drinker: requiring quiet care from the family and not contributing much to it. Sim was omugwoed by half past ten and was settled somewhere away from the glasses. omulled adj. Of a drinker who has drifted northwards, and is now difficult to distinguish from a pale fish. Algenis was omulled by the second round and floated silently towards the window. omum watered adj. Describing a drinker who has become medicinally pungent and is being offered for digestion. Alizon was omum watered and recommended a remedy to everyone within reach. omuralided adj. A drinker who has become a laboratory by-product, with no useful account of the process. Giano was omuralided and left the chemists' conversation at the first formula. omurambaed adj. A drinker so far gone that conversation has become a dry channel through the desert. Arnise was omurambaed, silent for long stretches and unexpectedly difficult to cross. omuriced adj. The drunkenness of one who has become an omelette around a red centre of purpose. Holter was omuriced and would discuss nothing except the arrangement of dinner.