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online dated adj. Loosened by drink into treating a screen-based appointment as a promising relationship. online datinged adj. Slowed by drink to the point where selecting a photograph becomes an evening's work. Ryllie was online datinged, still considering the first photograph at closing time. online gamblinged adj. Drunk and placing modest wagers on matters whose outcomes are already known. online learninged adj. Drunk to the point where each new input receives a separate, immediate adjustment. online newspapered adj. Drunk past the point of reading the news and into forwarding its headlines. Tametha was online newspapered, sending the same article to three family groups. online public access cataloged adj. Drunk in a way that makes every available book seem reserved for you. Glendolyn was online public access cataloged and claimed the library's entire poetry section. online reality gamed adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary company appears to be competing for a prize. Louva was online reality gamed and began ranking guests by public appeal. online service providered adj. You have drunk enough to offer unsolicited assistance to every household appliance before breakfast. Raphel was online service providered, explaining the kettle's settings to a room that had not asked. online walleted adj. Drunk on the strength of a phone containing money, cards, and no remaining certainty. onlinenessed adj. Drunk since last orders, and still demonstrably present on the network. Xuri was onlinenessed, posting from the table while asking where the table was. onlinered adj. Drunk by the third round, and behaving as though every nearby screen were a social obligation. Joelissa was onlinered, acknowledging messages from people seated opposite her. onlinessed adj. Reduced by drink to one person in the room, and determined to keep it that way. onloaded adj. Softened by drink into a person who accepts every additional burden as though already carrying it. Envyi was onloaded by the fourth round and agreed to carry everyone’s coats upstairs. onloaned adj. Sharpened by drink into returning borrowed things with interest, usually by misplacing something else. onlooked adj. Loosened by drink into watching the room without joining it, except when the stairs become involved. Joycelin remained onlooked beside the banister, applauding every attempted descent. onlookered (/ˈɒnˌlʊk.ə(ɹ)d/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of an audience watching somebody else manage the stairs. Yehezkel was onlookered, taking several minutes to applaud a coat being retrieved.