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outaed adj. Sharpened by drink into a very old-fashioned sort of gentleman. outaged (/ˈaʊ.tɪd͡ʒd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a temporary suspension of useful operation. Murissa was outaged before the lights actually failed. outarded adj. Emboldened by drink to honk at passing traffic and claim the road as water. Margarita was outarded and attempted to lead the taxis south. outbacked adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a remote, arid journey with no immediate destination. outbackered adj. Drunk and living, briefly, as though the nearest settlement were several hundred miles away. outbackeried adj. Drunk to the point where ordinary events acquire the pace and scale of remote adventure prose. Jatisha was outbackeried and narrated the walk to the car as an expedition. outbandered adj. Drunk enough to operate independently, without much concern for the established arrangement. outbandinged adj. Drunk past the point of remaining within the organised party. outbased adj. Drunk beyond the main depot of the evening, with supplies and judgement stored elsewhere. Spirit was outbased and sent to a quieter room with water. outbasketed adj. Describing a drinker who puts every unfinished thought aside for someone else to deal with. outbiddered adj. A drinker who keeps raising the stakes, particularly when asked whether he can manage the stairs. Stillborn became outbiddered and wagered another round that he could descend unaided. outbirthed adj. A drinker so far gone that each movement produces a consequence more remarkable than the last. Treye was outbirthed, with each attempt at toast producing a fresh consequence. outbleeded adj. The state of being drunk and gradually releasing all remaining control of posture and speech. outblossomed adj. The condition of a drinker who reaches a florid culmination in gesture, confidence and mispronunciation. outboard motored adj. Reduced by drink to proceed with a detachable source of propulsion, pivoting unpredictably at the rear. outboarded adj. The drunkenness of one who steers the body from behind, with the legs following late.