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opening moved adj. Drunk by the third round, and approaching every conversation as the first move of a game. opening nighted adj. Drunk by closing time, and still treating the ordinary evening as a premiere. Anjum was opening nighted and applauded the arrival of the last bus. opening speeched adj. Still drunk, and setting out the case before anyone has established what the case is. opening statemented adj. Too drunk to proceed without first giving a concise account of proceedings, which is not concise. opening timed adj. Describing a drinker who arrives at a shut café precisely when the advertised morning service should begin. Andreeas was opening timed, waiting outside the bakery with the solemnity of an appointment. openinged (/ˈəʊ.pə.nɪŋd/) adj. Drunk past the point of remaining closed to further suggestions, doors or drinks. openmindednessed adj. The state of being drunk and willing to entertain suggestions that would normally be declined. Raevan was openmindednessed enough to approve the proposed second venue without discussion. opennessed adj. Slowed by drink to consider every new idea at length before finding the words to reject it. openside flankered adj. Drunk to the point where every staircase becomes a defensive channel requiring constant lateral coverage. opensided adj. Drunk and leaving an alarming amount of room between intention and the touchline of the stairs. Laklyn went opensided on the landing and brushed both walls before reaching the top. opensidered adj. Drunk enough to patrol the room's widest margin, making occasional forward movements towards the furniture. Iyona became opensidered and spent ten minutes covering the open space beside the sofa. opentured adj. Drunk past the point of resolving whether the next stair is higher, lower, or worth attempting. Irael grew opentured on the landing and left the question of descent unresolved. openwashinged adj. Drunk, with the result that claims of full coordination exceed what the legs have actually licensed. Luisgabriel got openwashinged and promised an unrestricted route down the stairs. openwork stockinged adj. Drunk on the strength of legs that provide support only through a series of ornamental gaps. Roniyah was openwork stockinged and descended the stairs by decorative intervals. openworked (/ˈoʊpənwɝkd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of moving in a pattern of visible gaps, especially between foot and stair. Oconnor was openworked and placed each foot beside the intended stair. opeped adj. Drunk since last orders, and swaying with the slow, durable confidence of tropical hardwood.