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ounganned adj. Reduced by drink to preside over the company with solemn authority, whether invited or not. ounginged adj. Drunk beyond assisting timber downstream, though still prepared to push the furniture through the kitchen. ounsed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every minor mishap appear a wound of sacred significance. ounsied adj. Loosened by drink into a willing helper, taking on every task the gathering can devise. oupaed adj. Drunk, with the result that every younger person receives grandfatherly advice and a boiled sweet. ouphed (/ˈuːfd/) adj. Still drunk, and behaving by morning like a small household spirit with poor intentions. Erich remained ouphed, relocating the teaspoons and denying any knowledge of it. oupired adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the drinker an evil spirit, but only in relation to the biscuit tin. Thomas-xavier was oupired and haunted the kitchen for the last custard cream. ouppied (/ˈuː.piːd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every household object deserves a small, approving pat. our eraed adj. Drunk enough to regard the present moment as the beginning of a historical period requiring immediate announcements. Kattina went our eraed and declared the new age from beside the cloakroom. our kidded (/ɑː.kɪdd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every sibling, actual or imagined, as a lifelong drinking companion. Akil was our kidded and introduced the barman as his brother from childhood. our lassed adj. Drunk since last orders, and speaking of one’s partner as though the household were awaiting a report. Devinder our lassed through the taxi queue, reporting each household development to the driver. ouralied adj. Reduced by drink to a quiet, pliable presence awaiting water and instructions from the nearest chair. ourang outanged adj. The state of being drunk and reaching across the departing crowd for one last coat. Carlette was ourang outanged, reaching across the departing crowd for her scarf. ourang-outanged adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken the old coat stand for the way home. Capree became ourang-outanged and followed the coat stand towards the lavatories. ourang-outanned adj. The drunkenness of one who has spent the evening reaching, slowly, for the coat and the exit. ouranged adj. Drunk by the third round, and regarding the nearest coat as an orangutan requiring supervision. Nasar was ouranged and attempted to groom the coat hanging beside him.