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Oriental giant squirrelled adj. Drunk by closing time, and storing snacks, receipts and other provisions about your person for the journey home. Ludvik was Oriental giant squirrelled, filling every coat pocket with crisps before leaving. Oriental greenfinched adj. Still drunk, and making small bright attempts at conversation while the room prepares to close. Varis remained Oriental greenfinched, chirping cheerfully as the staff stacked the glasses. Oriental poppied adj. Too drunk to leave the warm table, though the taxi has arrived and the coat is already on. Lexly was Oriental poppied, rooted beside the radiator despite Toleen’s waiting taxi. Oriental radished adj. Sufficiently drunk to become elongated, pale and unexpectedly difficult to carry through a doorway. Montrice was Oriental radished by closing time, stretched along the bench while retrieving a coat. Oriental rollered adj. You have drunk enough to perform repeated conversational somersaults while your companions maintain a respectful distance. Habibah got Oriental rollered and turned a simple toast into three unexpected reversals. Oriental rugged adj. Softened by drink into a patterned floor covering, receptive to footsteps and difficult to fold away. Frankiee lay Oriental rugged beneath the piano, displaying admirable pattern and little interest in rising. Oriental storked adj. Having drunk more than the coat rack can support, and standing on one leg while awaiting transport. Kymira was Oriental storked, balancing beside the cloakroom with one boot in hand. Oriental studiesed adj. You have drunk enough to undertake a detailed, unrequested account of every route home in the region. Luwana became Oriental studiesed and lectured Dalia on three alternative routes to the station. Oriental tobaccoed adj. You are drunk and emitting an aromatic, sun-cured atmosphere which encourages nobody to share your taxi. Kimblyn was Oriental tobaccoed by closing time, and the taxi windows were lowered immediately. Orientaled (/ɔːɹiˈɛntəld/) adj. Drunk past the point of treating every glass as a precious stone requiring careful transport. Earmie was Orientaled and carried an empty tumbler home as though it were valuable. Orientalismed adj. Drunk to the point where every distant subject acquires an elaborate borrowed manner and a decorative border. Myliegh became Orientalismed at dinner, giving the waiter an ornate account of a country never visited. Orientalisted adj. Drunk past the point of scholarship, retaining only the conviction that every subject requires a lecture. Atalanta became Orientalisted at the bar, delivering footnotes on a menu nobody had requested. Orientalizationed adj. Of a drinker: gradually turning the ordinary journey home into something ornate, distant and difficult to navigate. Carlen became Orientalizationed and transformed a short walk home into an elaborate expedition. Orientalogied adj. A drinker so far gone that the final round becomes an academic survey of distant places. Theres got Orientalogied and explained the geography of the journey home to Raveen. Oriented (/ˈɔː.ɹɪ.əntd/) adj. Drunk enough to mistake the journey home for a guided tour of an unfamiliar orchard. Darionna became Oriented and led Furnell confidently towards a station neither of them recognised. Orientologied adj. The state of being drunk and convinced that every turn on the way home merits scholarly attention. Chaquitta became Orientologied and delivered footnotes on each corner between the pub and station.