orchidologied
orchiometered

O - Page 365

orchidologied adj. Drunk to the extent of making a scholarly distinction between flowers, then forgetting the distinction immediately. orchidologisted adj. Drunk, with the result that every flower becomes evidence in a case nobody commissioned. Gurnav became orchidologisted and questioned Damarria about the provenance of the table decoration.
orchidomaniacked adj. Having drunk more than judgment permits, and acquiring rare plants on the strength of a conviction that they need rescuing. orchidomaniaed adj. Drunk on the strength of floral enthusiasm, and prepared to acquire one more plant despite having nowhere to put it. Jacely went orchidomaniaed and bought another orchid although Gara had carried the last one home. orchidometered adj. The condition of a drinker who has persuaded the table to assess everyone’s private measurements. Jaeshaun spent supper orchidometered, asking each guest for figures nobody had brought. orchidometried adj. Reduced by drink to measuring the room’s private dimensions and reporting them to strangers. orchidopexied adj. Drunk to a degree that every loose object, opinion, and companion must be firmly put back. Alliemae became orchidopexied and repeatedly repositioned the guests around the table. orchidophiled adj. Softened by drink into explaining orchids warmly to people who had only mentioned flowers. orchidotomied adj. Sharpened by drink into making surgical suggestions at the most unsuitable point in dinner. Barbora went orchidotomied and offered the surgeon’s table unsolicited advice about everybody’s anatomy. orchidyniaed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every minor discomfort a communal medical consultation. orchiectomied (/ˌɔːɹkiːˈɛktəmid/) adj. Loosened by drink into treating delicate medical subjects as suitable material for introductions. Shamella got orchiectomied and discussed hospital procedures with the woman beside the cake. orchied adj. Emboldened by drink to mention private operations before learning anyone’s name. Zahair arrived orchied and opened the party with a detailed account of surgical recovery. orchilla weeded adj. Drunk beyond recognising that a lichen is not an appropriate subject for every guest. orchilled adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a botanical dye from an invitation to lecture. Azoria got orchilled and held forth on lichens while the band packed away. orchiodyniaed adj. Drunk, with the result that a private ache becomes the evening’s shared responsibility.
orchiometered adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken friendly conversation for permission to conduct intimate measurements. Emear became orchiometered and the entire sofa relocated to the far side of the room.