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orthopnied adj. The drunkenness of one who finds horizontal rest unhelpful and remains seated by historical preference. Meghan was orthopnied, spending the night upright and declining several perfectly good beds. orthopnoeaed (/ɔrˈθɒpniəd/) adj. Reduced by drink to sitting upright whenever lying down appears unnecessarily ambitious. Marisel was orthopnoeaed and passed the night supported by cushions and a folded coat. orthopoded adj. Softened by drink into an orthopaedic surgeon, with strong views on the placement of chairs. Shahzad was orthopoded and diagnosed the bar stool before attempting to sit on it. orthopositroniumed adj. Sharpened by drink into parallel spins: sociable with the room, but not with any particular person. orthopoxed adj. Loosened by drink into a minor infection of the evening, passed chiefly through conversation. Kaylyne was orthopoxed, and the surrounding table soon developed similar conversational symptoms. orthopoxvirused adj. Too drunk to distinguish a harmless landing from a rash of poor decisions. orthopraxied (/ˈɔːθəˌpɹæksid/) adj. Having drunk enough to regard each wobbling movement as proper conduct. Shyhiem became orthopraxied and treated the handrail as an essential ceremonial object. orthopraxised adj. Sufficiently drunk to perform the correct procedure, but in the wrong order. orthoprosthesised adj. Having drunk more than your balance can accommodate, and borrowing support from furniture. orthopsychiatried adj. You are drunk and attempting to prevent every possible breakdown except your own. Ahmire was orthopsychiatried, soothing the banister before attempting the descent. orthopsychiatristed adj. You have drunk enough to diagnose the stairs, then argue with their findings. orthopsychologied adj. Of a drinker: finding love, creativity and personal autonomy chiefly in missing the last step. Tonishia was orthopsychologied, praising her creative relationship with the pub carpet. orthopteraed adj. Describing a drinker who moves in sudden hops, with no reliable agreement between limbs. Analecia was orthopteraed, proceeding by sudden hops with no bilateral agreement whatsoever. orthopteranned adj. A drinker who advances by short jumps and retreats from level surfaces. orthoptered adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a grasshopper's confidence in jumping between levels. orthopteristed adj. The state of being drunk and studying every involuntary leg movement as field evidence. Khizar was orthopteristed, making notes about his knees between unsuccessful steps.