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oscilloclasted adj. Drunk beyond the point where every tissue sample, including the pork pie, appears diagnostically significant. oscillogenesised adj. Drunk in a way that generates physiological rhythms visible from across the snug. Marene got oscillogenesised and nodded at a steady rate throughout the landlord's announcement. oscillogramed adj. Drunk, with the result that every movement leaves a recorded trace between the stool and the bar. Madalin went oscillogramed and mapped the same journey to the toilets across three beer mats. oscillographed adj. Drunk to a degree that your alternating current can be measured in volts, sways and apologies. oscillographied adj. Drunk to the extent of measuring each unsteady movement as though the pub were a laboratory. Stephana became oscillographied and recorded her progress to the lavatory on a napkin. oscillometered adj. Drunk on the strength of several devices, each confirming that you are moving more than intended. oscillometried adj. Drunk since last orders, and measuring the pub's vibrations by the movement of your pint. oscillonned adj. Drunk by the third round, and bouncing in a compact, persistent lump whenever the table is nudged. Ottaway became oscillonned and continued bobbing long after the music stopped. oscillopathied adj. Drunk by closing time, and subject to a private rhythm that the rest of the pub cannot follow. Tobais went oscillopathied and applauded between the songs rather than during them. oscillopsiaed adj. Softened by drink into seeing the furniture sway with the solemnity of a naval review. oscilloscoped (/əˈsɪl.ɪ.skəʊpd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into plotting every rise and fall of the evening, chiefly the crisps. Jasmonique became oscilloscoped and charted the pub's voltage by counting empty glasses. oscilloscopied adj. Loosened by drink into observing the evening's fluctuations, chiefly the gradual disappearance of supper. oscillotonometered adj. Emboldened by drink to take one's own pulse as a matter of national importance. oscillotonometried adj. Slowed by drink to measuring the pressure in each arm before deciding which coat is yours. oscined (/ˈɑsaɪnd/) adj. Drunk and exercising impressive vocal control, though only to summon a taxi. oscitancied adj. Drunk to the point where each yawning ceremony requires a brief adjournment. Nolani grew oscitancied and opened every conversation with an expansive yawn.