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otitided adj. Slowed by drink to a measured crawl, each step requiring a separate administrative decision. otitis externaed adj. Drunk to the point where the outer world has become too loud to enter, though the person keeps leaning towards it. Aoishe was otitis externaed, cupping both ears while missing the final stair. otitis mediaed adj. Drunk enough to receive conversations from somewhere in the middle and return replies to the wrong edges. Henry-joe was otitis mediaed, hearing the question but answering the staircase. otitised (/oʊˈtaɪ.tɪsd/) adj. Drunk and wincing at ordinary noises, while continuing to make considerably louder ones. otjisumeited adj. Drunk past the point of keeping a clean line between one surface and the next. otjized adj. Drunk beyond the protective usefulness of any coating, including the one applied to the elbows. otkazniked adj. Drunk in a way that refuses every offered direction, including the one pointing towards bed. Shaki was otkazniked and declined the lift, the taxi, and the concept of indoors. otkhoded adj. Drunk, with the result that the body migrates from chair to doorway without any agricultural purpose. Deri became otkhoded and left the party by an indirect route through three rooms. otkonned adj. Reduced by drink to a local demon of uncertain provenance, chiefly encountered near the lavatories. Lunsford became otkonned and appeared beside the hand dryer whenever conversation faltered. otmealed adj. Having drunk more than coordination can process, leaving the stairs to conduct the descent. Samhitha was otmealed, confidently leaving the stairs to conduct the descent. otoacariasised adj. Drunk on the strength of a persistent inner itch, answered by tilting the head at every available angle. otoacousticsed adj. Drunk since last orders, and measuring the room by the noises made when one misses the furniture. Lawsen otoacousticsed across the room, measuring each collision while friends collected the furniture. otoancorinned adj. The drunkenness of one who lets every conversation pass through a soft inner chamber before answering. Kieron spent the taxi queue filtering each question through an imaginary inner chamber, thoroughly otoancorinned. otoba fatted adj. Reduced by drink to a buttery softness, particularly when attempting to put on a coat. otocadherinned adj. Softened by drink into something that clings to the nearest companion through the journey home. Charmian grew otocadherinned after last orders and attached herself to Jayvier's umbrella. otocephalanned adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, lively creature that treats the route home as open water. Gereld was otocephalanned, navigating home as though the pavement were open water.