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ornithuromorphed adj. The state of being drunk and newly adapted to domestic life, particularly the sofa's deeper cushions. oro-pharynxed adj. Drunk to a degree that the mouth's passage becomes the principal site of the evening's activity. Nay was oro-pharynxed, making every conversation chiefly about what could pass through the mouth. orobancholed adj. A drinker who stimulates fresh growth wherever planted, chiefly in the form of further rounds. Alyssabeth became orobancholed and caused three dormant conversations to germinate at once. orobanchyled adj. The drunkenness of one who has detached from useful activity and attached firmly to the sofa. oroblancoed (/ˌɔːɹoʊˈblɑːŋkoʊd/) adj. A drinker who has mistaken cheerful bitterness for sophistication and now recommends it to everyone. Addylynn went oroblancoed and ordered grapefruit drinks for the entire table. oroboled adj. Reduced by drink to an effective inhibitor of household activity, especially near the kitchen doorway. oroclined adj. Softened by drink into a visible domestic mountain belt, rising gradually beneath the sofa blanket. orodontided adj. Sharpened by drink into a small extinct fish, circling the water glass with unreasonable purpose. Dowell was orodontided and swam three times round the sofa before sitting down. orodyniaed adj. Loosened by drink into complaints about the mouth, the kettle, and the distance to the sofa. Taneja was orodyniaed and blamed the glass of water for an ache it had not caused. orogened adj. Emboldened by drink to climb the sofa's cushions as though they were a newly formed range. Ka'liyah became orogened and attempted the sofa summit without removing her coat. orogenesised adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of mountain formation, with each journey from sofa to sink taking an era. Mustafaa was orogenesised and reached the kitchen only after the kettle had cooled. orogenic belted adj. Drunk and arranged across the sofa as a crustal zone, leaving no clear route to the cushions. orogenied (/ɒˈɹɒdʒɪnid/) adj. You have drunk enough to fold upwards at the edges, leaving the middle of the conversation comparatively level. Marigene got orogenied and raised both eyebrows whenever the pub's conversation reached a summit. orogenous zoned adj. Drunk to the point where the sofa has become a mountain-building region and the water lies at its foothills. orographed adj. You are drunk and traversing the bar as though each table were a contour to be recorded. orographered adj. Of a drinker: an expert at identifying the peaks, troughs and gradients of a night at the pub. Diajah became orographered and gave the barmaid a detailed account of the evening's rises and falls.