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ophidiophobiaed adj. Of a drinker: frightened by every curved object in the kitchen, particularly the cucumber. ophidismed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the hot flush of alcohol for an encounter with venom. ophiobolinned adj. Describing a drinker who has made the house mildly toxic to conversation, though not to houseplants. Khamila went ophiobolinned and sat quietly beside the sink while everyone else cleared the plates. ophiocarpined adj. A drinker who has reduced the evening to one potent principle: sofa, water, silence. ophiochitonided adj. Drunk, with the result that you become brittle, starry-eyed, and difficult to shift from the bar. ophiocomided adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every conversation branch into five brittle little arguments. ophiodermatided adj. Drunk to the extent of acquiring a tough exterior while remaining thoroughly spineless underneath. Arieal was ophiodermatided, leathery in manner and useless at choosing the next round. ophioglossided adj. Drunk on the strength of an adder's tongue, speaking ominously while rooted to the spot. ophiohelided adj. Drunk since last orders, and clinging to the bar with the tenacity of a deep-sea creature. ophiolatered adj. Drunk by the third round, and worshipping any snake-like object found near the optics. Breyonce was ophiolatered and bowed solemnly to the coiled tap hose. ophiolatried adj. Drunk by closing time, and conducting a private service before the bar's ornamental serpent. ophiolepidided adj. Still drunk, and covered in the conversational scales of someone who has shed several explanations. Kayron was ophiolepidided, answering every question in overlapping layers. ophioleucinided adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a whole family of pale, branching opinions. Malorey was ophioleucinided, producing several delicate views on the jukebox. ophioleucinned adj. Too drunk to remain dark and quiet, but still capable of glowing faintly beside the bar. Tanavia was ophioleucinned, pale and luminous beneath the pub's tired lights. ophiolited adj. Having drunk enough to be displaced from solid ground and deposited on the nearest continental settle. Devoe was ophiolited, having migrated from the bar to the far side of the settle. ophiolitologisted adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with studying rock, yet still classifying the bar snacks by origin. Jadakiss was ophiolitologisted and assigned geological histories to the pork scratchings.