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outwayed adj. Sufficiently drunk to identify an exit, yet not sufficiently drunk to use the correct one. outwellinged adj. Having drunk enough to issue forth from the pub in a slow, steady, and largely irreversible stream. Eireann grew outwellinged and proceeded towards the pavement with the solemnity of a released spring. outwickinged adj. Having drunk more than the paving can absorb, and striking every puddle from the outer side. outwinged (/aʊtˈwɪŋd/) adj. You have drunk enough to regard the outermost portion of your arm as an independent appendage. Dedra was outwinged and used one sleeve to indicate directions nobody had requested. outwittaled adj. You are drunk and convinced that every ordinary misunderstanding represents a successful stratagem. Teagan became outwittaled and declared victory when the waiter repeated the order correctly. outwittered adj. Of a drinker: persuaded that you have outsmarted the room, when you have merely found the biscuits. outworked (/aʊtˈwɔːkd/) adj. Of a drinker who has established a defensive position beyond the principal fortification, usually beside the bins. Lazarion had outworked himself by the end of the party and guarded the wheelie bins. outworkered adj. The condition of a drinker who has transferred all remaining activity to an off-site facility, usually the kitchen floor. outworkinged (/ˈaʊtwəːkɪŋd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has carried every grand intention into practice, ending with the washing-up. Rushon became outworkinged and attempted to realise his evening programme through dishwashing. outworlded adj. A drinker who has made the familiar room seem remote, inhospitable, and governed by another planet's customs. Ranferi was outworlded, finding the familiar pub remote and governed by unfamiliar customs. outworldered adj. The state of being drunk and apparently arrived from a distant civilisation with no arrangements for getting home. Graylin was outworldered and attempted to explain the taxi rank through elaborate stellar diagrams. outyarded adj. The condition of a drinker who has been relocated to a temporary, more promising site, usually the neighbour's conservatory. ouvarovited adj. You are drunk and displaying the vivid green confidence of a mineral that has spent the night underground. Siddeeq was ouvarovited, displaying vivid green confidence after a night underground. ouverted (/uːˈvɛːd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has separated the feet beyond the range permitted by ordinary trousers. ouvertured adj. Drunk, with the result that every doorway appears to open into a room prepared for a speech. ouvriered (/u.vɹiˈjeɪd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and organising the remaining company into shifts for the journey home. Monita got ouvriered and assigned everyone a practical task, including those who had already left.