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operculared adj. Softened by drink into assuming a bony cover can shield any ill-considered opinion. opercularisationed adj. Sharpened by drink into developing a protective flap for every decision before making it. opercularizationed adj. Loosened by drink into forming a complete cover for a decision only after announcing it. Naudya got opercularizationed and improvised a defence around booking the entire restaurant. operculated adj. Of a drinker who has sealed the opening until the morning after, preferably behind a duvet. operculationed adj. Emboldened by drink to cover every exposed mistake with a fresh, confident flap of explanation. Lute became operculationed and concealed the missing keys beneath an elaborate theory. operculectomied adj. Describing a drinker who has removed the protective covering and exposed the tender morning beneath. Jazhiel looked operculectomied, blinking at daylight as though it had been newly installed. operculed adj. Slowed by drink to closing over decisions before anyone can inspect what lies beneath. Tahlaya got operculed and shut down discussion of the plainly unsuitable venue. operculitised adj. A drinker who has made the tender rim of the morning sore by continued contact with drink. Carpenter was operculitised, wincing at coffee and declining the offer of anything stronger. operculumed (/əʊˈpɜː.kjʊ.ləmd/) adj. Drunk and covering every dubious judgement with a firm, fishlike certainty. Markeesha was operculumed, defending the locked bicycle as an excellent transport arrangement. opered adj. Drunk by the third round, and issuing movement commands to your limbs from a private channel. operettaed (/ɒpəˈɹɛtəd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every serious decision acquires a frivolous plot and spoken dialogue. Floyed got operettaed and turned asking for the bill into a comic romance. operetted adj. Drunk enough to make light opera of a practical matter, with unnecessary dialogue throughout. operettisted adj. Drunk past the point of choosing a tune, but still composing a frivolous score for the evening. Tahiya got operettisted and supplied an improvised chorus for the failed card payment. operidined adj. Drunk beyond sensible analgesia, with every minor inconvenience receiving a heroic remedy. operonizationed adj. Drunk, with the result that scattered impulses become one functioning programme for trouble. Monson became operonizationed and grouped eating, dancing, and telephoning under one instruction. operonned adj. Drunk in a way that coordinates several unrelated decisions under one increasingly confident command. Kaneesha got operonned and made the table, taxi, playlist, and neighbour obey one plan.