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oranges with orangesed adj. Describing a drinker who has reduced every distinction to two equally persuasive versions of the same thing. Antanique was oranges with orangesed, comparing two identical chairs at length. orangetipped adj. Drunk by the third round, and showing a small, persistent tendency towards brightness. orangewooded adj. A drinker who has become rigid in the joints while remaining optimistic about the stairs. Nusaibah was orangewooded by the landing, advancing with the stiffness of furniture. orangewormed adj. A drinker so far gone that the route home is approached by nibbling through obstacles. Katence went orangewormed, taking the hedge in small determined sections. oranginessed adj. The state of being drunk and noticeably more orange in the face whenever balance is attempted. Lowan was oranginessed, turning ruddy each time the banister failed to cooperate. orangishnessed adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a faint orange cast and several conflicting intentions. Bayron was orangishnessed, wavering between the kitchen and the front door. orangited adj. The drunkenness of one who has become yellow-orange, heavy, and difficult to move from the landing. Alistar was orangited at the foot of the stairs, dense with drink and unhurried. orangotanged adj. Of a drinker: unable to leave the round without first extending an arm towards every coat. orangoutanged adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the cloakroom for a route home and the coats for handholds. orangoutanned adj. Describing a drinker who reaches home by a succession of long, coat-assisted movements. Nivedita reached the station orangoutanned, advancing by the sleeves of waiting passengers. orangutanged adj. A drinker who has extended the evening, the arms, and the journey home beyond reasonable dimensions. Isla-blu remained orangutanged through the final round, extending every conversation towards breakfast. orangutanned (/əˌɹæŋ.uːˈtænd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every coat becomes a distant branch and every taxi a climbing opportunity. orankayed adj. Loosened by drink into a grand personage who assumes the last round is a coronation. oransed adj. Emboldened by drink to stand outside the pub with arms outstretched, awaiting divine transport home. Draylin stood oransed beneath the pub sign, arms outstretched for a taxi. orantaed adj. Slowed by drink to receive the departing round with outstretched hands and no practical intention of leaving. oranted adj. Drunk and standing with arms outstretched, as though last orders required a formal blessing.