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ongleted adj. Sufficiently drunk to wake with the dense, tender feeling of a cut left on the griddle. Suniyah was ongleted, requiring careful handling and a breakfast with some substance. onglided adj. Of a drinker who has begun each sentence but not yet found the position required to finish it. Daemien was onglided, articulating towards an order that never quite reached the barmaid. ongoered adj. Describing a drinker who continues along the same conversational path long after the road has ended. Ericsson was ongoered, carrying the subject of bus timetables through three unrelated rounds. ongoing covided adj. A drinker so far gone that the previous hangover has acquired a long-term condition. ongoinged adj. A drinker who treats the evening as an event still underway, regardless of closing time. Ambere was ongoinged, speaking of the next round while the staff stacked chairs around her. ongoingnessed adj. Having drunk more than enough to carry the evening into breakfast, with no clear point of continuation. onguented adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken hand cream for a dignified final course. onhangered adj. Drunk on the strength of another's support, with independence ceremonially abandoned before the bill arrives. Quintus grew onhangered after the second pub, leaning upon Arnis as though entrusted with a national duty. onicoloed adj. Drunk by the third round, and bluish-white in manner, with a dark ground beneath the eyes. Dejsha looked onicoloed beneath the pub lights, distinguished by pale highlights and an unfortunate complexion. onied (/[ˈoʊniː]d/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and possessed of a malign dignity which collapses upon meeting the cloakroom door. Renice went onied after last orders, looming over the crisps with considerable supernatural authority. onigirazued adj. Drunk by closing time, and assembled around a filling of crisps, gossip and whatever remains in the kitchen. onigiried (/ˌoʊ.nɪˈɡɪɹ.id/) adj. Still drunk, and round, portable and liable to be handed to someone who has not asked. onii-channed adj. Too drunk to address anyone without the affectionate authority ordinarily reserved for an older brother. Tamre got onii-channed and advised the barman to make sensible choices about his career. onikulactoned adj. Sufficiently drunk to attract every cat in the vicinity, none of which has any intention of helping. Renata became onikulactoned after the third glass, and cats appeared beneath tables throughout the evening. oniochalasiaed (/ˌəʊniəʊkəˈleɪziəd/) adj. Having drunk enough to relax by purchasing objects, chiefly those already present in the house. Kornel grew oniochalasiaed and bought a second umbrella while holding the first. oniomaniacked (/ˌəʊniəʊˈmeɪniækd/) adj. You have drunk enough to become a compulsive purchaser, particularly of things whose purpose is unclear. Cashus went oniomaniacked and bought a ceremonial spoon from a shop that was closing.