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osmosed adj. Emboldened by drink to migrate through every available social membrane towards the more concentrated company. osmosensationed adj. Drunk on the strength of sensing that the night has become unmanageably concentrated. Bernardas grew osmosensationed after the third venue and declared the atmosphere too dense for walking. osmosensinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and adjusting repeatedly to the changing pressure of the journey home. Amoz was osmosensinged after last orders, changing direction whenever the pavement appeared steeper. osmosensitivitied adj. Drunk by the third round, and unusually sensitive to the gradients between pub, pavement and taxi. Marilea became osmosensitivitied by the third round and found the doorway atmospherically overwhelming. osmosensored adj. Drunk by closing time, and switching between confident departure and complete refusal without warning. Weronika was osmosensored by closing time, alternating between calling a taxi and ordering another round. osmoshocked adj. Still drunk, and recovering from the sudden realisation that the last bus has already gone. osmosignalinged adj. Sharpened by drink into transmitting messages whenever the internal water balance alters, whether invited or not. Nygia became osmosignalinged and issued a considered announcement whenever anyone replenished their glass. osmosignallinged adj. Loosened by drink into sending biological news along gradients, with no regard for the recipient’s interest. osmosised (/ɒzˈməʊsɪsd/) adj. Slowed by drink to move gradually towards whatever gathering contains the greater concentration of attention. osmosoluted adj. Drunk and increasing the concentration of every room entered, chiefly by remaining in it. Edessa became osmosoluted and rendered the quiet corner sociable by sheer accumulation. osmostabilizered adj. Drunk to the point where the internal pressure is maintained only by continued small applications of the same substance. Deia was osmostabilizered and accepted another measure as a matter of physiological prudence. osmostated adj. Drunk enough to regulate the evening’s fluid balance by issuing frequent, poorly evidenced instructions about water. osmostressed adj. Drunk past the point of tolerating any alteration in the liquid equilibrium of the evening. Telina became osmostressed when the waiter removed her glass before she had finished addressing it. osmostressored adj. Drunk beyond all usefulness as a cause of pressure, irritation, or unnecessary concentration. osmotaxised adj. Drunk in a way that carries you along the prevailing gradient of available alcohol. osmotherapied adj. Drunk, with the result that the contents of the head have been reduced chiefly by strategic silence. Cauan became osmotherapied and spoke less as the evening’s internal volume diminished.