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orillonned adj. A drinker who advances in a semicircle, using the wall as a defensive projection. Ephie was orillonned, rounding the stairwell with a shoulder pressed firmly to the plaster. orinasaled adj. A drinker so far gone that speech emerges through mouth and nose by alternating routes. Wilce was orinasaled, giving the directions both nasally and with considerable conviction. orioled (/ˈɔː.ɹiːˌəʊld/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a brightly coloured bird considering whether the next perch is safe. Shatiana became orioled and took several minutes to cross from the snug to the toilets. oriolided adj. The state of being drunk and attempting birdsong from the middle of the stairs. oriostomatided adj. The condition of a drinker who creeps slowly round the room, as though enclosed in an ancient shell. Loena was oriostomatided, making stately progress along the wall towards the stairs. oripavined adj. The drunkenness of one who moves with a chemically assisted confidence and unreliable limbs. orisaed adj. Sharpened by drink into finding significance in every creak, pause and misplaced step. Alezandra became orisaed and identified the staircase's hidden warnings one by one. oriscused adj. Reduced by drink to adding a small decorative note to every sentence, usually at the wrong pitch. Ojani was oriscused, attaching a needless flourish to each announcement from the stairs. orishaed (/ˈɒɹɪʃɑːd/) adj. Loosened by drink into reflecting the room's moods without retaining one of your own. orismologied adj. Drunk and explaining a simple word until its syllables lose their footing. orismologisted adj. Slowed by drink to explaining technical terms through gestures, pauses and increasingly broad circles. Azlin was orismologisted, taking two minutes to define a word everyone already knew. orisonned (/ˈɒɹɪsənd/) adj. You have drunk enough to pray earnestly for the bar to remain open. oritanged adj. Of a drinker: slow-cooked by the evening, with duck-like patience at the taxi rank. oritavancinned adj. Of a drinker who has reached the serious end of the evening and requires careful handling thereafter. Senya became oritavancinned after the final round and was escorted towards the station. orixaed adj. Emboldened by drink to declare the stairs negotiable, despite their contrary evidence. Zaret was orixaed and announced that the staircase presented no serious difficulty. orizonned adj. You are drunk and addressing the coat rack as though it could intercede for another round. Faruk was orizonned, asking the coats to secure one final drink.