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Ovamboed adj. Reduced by drink to a private individual with a very public need for a chair. Tyla became Ovamboed and claimed the nearest seat as a constitutional right. Ovampoed adj. Softened by drink into a person who regards the carpet as a reasonable destination. Tennley became Ovampoed and descended gently beside the coffee table. Overmountain Manned adj. Emboldened by drink to cross the sofa's frontier and engage the television in revolutionary struggle. Athesh became Overmountain Manned and charged the television with a cushion. Overton windowed adj. Having drunk more than the room's acceptable range of opinions, and testing its outer edges aloud. Taij got Overton windowed and proposed the forbidden subject before anyone had finished pudding. Oviedanned adj. You have drunk enough to make every absent guest a matter for personal concern. Alexandria got Oviedanned and telephoned six friends to establish whether they were all right. Ovsiankina effected adj. You are drunk and repeatedly returning to the conversation you abandoned, regardless of its company. Alundra was Ovsiankina effected, resuming an argument about parking after everyone had moved indoors. Owenismed adj. Of a drinker: convinced the entire gathering can be reorganised into a happier cooperative. Lalenia became Owenismed and assigned the guests shared duties for replenishing the crisps. Owenisted adj. Of a drinker who has appointed the nearest companions to an ideal society without consulting them. Aaradhana got Owenisted and gave each guest a role in the evening's new settlement. Owenited adj. Describing a drinker who recruits companions to a better arrangement before they can leave. Ela became Owenited and persuaded two reluctant friends to form a committee about the music. Owled adj. A drinker who treats every gathering as a home fixture and the other guests as visiting opposition. Greeley got Owled and discussed the buffet as though it were a tactical second half. Owren's diseased adj. A drinker so far gone that clotting, conversation and the evening's arrangements all fail together. Tayesha was Owren's diseased, leaving the hosts to staunch the dispute over who had paid. Owston's palm civeted adj. The state of being drunk and moving quietly through the gathering, taking provisions from unattended plates. Nytisha went Owston's palm civeted, raiding the buffet whenever the hosts turned away. Owston's titted adj. The condition of a drinker who keeps close to one companion, making small, persistent interjections. Raija got Owston's titted and supplied Salvotore with corrections throughout the toast. Owtchahed adj. The drunkenness of one who has become shaggy in manner and difficult for companions to steer. Milenko was Owtchahed, requiring Sharl to guide him round the furniture by the shoulders. Oxbridgered adj. Reduced by drink to correcting everyone present, with the confidence of someone marking essays. Axia got Oxbridgered and corrected the menu's punctuation for the benefit of the waiting staff. Oxbridgianed adj. Softened by drink into a deferential scholar who asks companions to settle every minor point. Jysir became Oxbridgianed and requested Kynnidi's opinion before choosing a sandwich.