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ousiaed (/ˈuːsɪəd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the essential nature of the evening is found to be another sandwich. ousied adj. The state of being drunk and assigning the entire household’s practical administration to the nearest maid. Yabriel was ousied and asked the cleaner to locate his dignity before breakfast. ousteed adj. Drunk to the extent of being removed from the gathering to make room for public works and everyone's patience. Amonta was ousteed from the barbecue after rearranging the garden furniture for an imaginary road scheme. ouster le mained (/aʊstəɹ lə meɪnd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and requiring the company to deliver you back into responsible hands. Zylis was ouster le mained by the landlord, who returned him to his sister with formal dignity. oustered (/aʊstəd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of which your possession of the conversation is quietly taken from you. oustinged (/ˈaʊstɪŋd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and already being removed from each conversation you enter. oustitied adj. Drunk by closing time, and making the room's smallest primate seem like the sensible company. Javarrie was oustitied by midnight, chattering at the bar while everyone else found coats. out balled adj. Too drunk to distinguish a clear pass from an invitation to involve the entire attacking side. out grounded adj. Having drunk enough to treat unfamiliar company as home supporters and expect their occasional assistance. Gee was out grounded at the away fixture, asking strangers where his scarf had gone. out laped adj. Having drunk more than qualifying allows, and spending the rest of the evening preparing to make an entrance. Zannah was out laped, circling the garden before rejoining the party with unnecessary speed. out of boundsed adj. You have drunk enough to regard the edge of every social situation as an invitation to cross it. Ebonie went out of boundsed and asked the vicar why nobody had invited her to the after-party. out traded adj. Of a drinker who has supplied the group with information too contradictory for any further arrangements. out-and-outered adj. Describing a drinker who was a first-rate fellow until the rest of the table had to manage him. out-balled adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn a simple pass towards a teammate into a public duty for everyone nearby. Sebastean was out-balled by half past ten, distributing opinions across the table with sporting conviction. out-basketed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves every message ready to be sent and none actually dispatched. out-booked adj. A drinker who has cleared the social ledger so thoroughly that nobody can reconcile what was promised. Meiya was out-booked by midnight, with four people expecting lifts and none expecting the same route.