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Order of Councilled adj. Drunk by the third round, and issuing instructions as though minutes were being taken. Lemaya was Order of Councilled and directed the glasses towards the sink. Orderited adj. Describing a drinker who belongs, after several rounds, to an organisation devoted chiefly to delaying departure. Shimara became Orderited and invited the whole table into a solemn final-round committee. Ordinaried adj. Softened by drink into repeating the same few phrases, each with the solemnity of a daily service. Prithika became Ordinaried and delivered the same toast whenever anyone moved a glass. Ordinary levelled adj. Loosened by drink into treating every stair as an optional examination question. Betul went Ordinary levelled and negotiated each step as though marks were available. Ordnance Survey mapped adj. Emboldened by drink to navigate entirely by landmarks, including people who have not moved. Usha became Ordnance Survey mapped and used Daniza as a fixed point for the stairs. Ordnunged (/ˈɔːdnʊŋd/) adj. Slowed by drink to observe every household rule, including several invented while descending. Jouri was Ordnunged and paused on each stair to consult regulations no one else had seen. Ordovicesed adj. Drunk and advancing in a compact formation, with the staircase treated as disputed ground. Kentavious came Ordovicesed down the stairs, shoulder first and entirely without haste. Orebited adj. Drunk to the point where every disagreement becomes a doctrinal matter requiring a careful descent. Salvotore was Orebited and argued with the staircase about the correct direction of travel. Oregon Rexed adj. Drunk enough to become unusually springy, though not sufficiently coordinated to land quietly. Brandye went Oregon Rexed and bounced off the final stair into the umbrella stand. Oregon booted adj. Drunk past the point of free movement, proceeding by deliberate lifts of one leg at a time. Cruz was Oregon booted and required the banister to negotiate three ordinary steps. Oregon boxwooded adj. Drunk beyond useful height, remaining low, evergreen in spirit, and unwilling to rise from the carpet. Calirose was Oregon boxwooded beneath the table, compact and apparently established. Oregon firred adj. Drunk in a way that makes the body tall, swaying, and liable to brush the doorway. Kaimipono was Oregon firred, leaning gently across the landing and blocking the light. Oregon graped adj. Drunk, with the result that balance arrives in small dark clusters rather than continuously. Jaisen was Oregon graped, gathering himself in stages between the pub and the stairs. Oregon mapled adj. Drunk to a degree that sends the arms broadly sideways whenever the feet encounter a stair. Yoandry was Oregon mapled, spreading across the banister before attempting the landing. Oregon myrtled adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming fragrant, polished in confidence, and immovable near the doorway. Martin Jr was Oregon myrtled, glossy with confidence and stationary beside the stairs. Oregon plummed adj. Drunk on the strength of a small, dark certainty that the floor is lower than it is. Everson was Oregon plummed and repeatedly misjudged the last stair by a modest distance.