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oaken towelled adj. Drunk and wielding the evening's authority with the subtlety of a truncheon. Brently grew oaken towelled and settled the dispute by pointing at the door. oakenshawed adj. Drunk to the point where the room becomes a grove and every chair an oak. Laquavis was oakenshawed, wandering solemnly among the tables. oakered adj. Having drunk enough to become a muted yellow-brown presence near the wall. Laymond was oakered and spent the evening matching the paintwork by the radiator. oakgalled adj. Of a drinker: enlarged by drink into a tidy little protuberance, chiefly of opinion. Latijera was oakgalled and held court beside the fruit bowl. oakinessed adj. Drunk enough to acquire the dry, woody character of a tasting note nobody requested. Quron was oakinessed and described the tap water as having a long finish. oakleaf hydrangeaed adj. Still drunk, and broadening visibly in all directions while the rest of the occasion quietly rearranges itself around you. Jaciyah was oakleaf hydrangeaed by the garden party's third hour, decorative and entirely stationary. oakleafed (/ˈəʊkˌliːfd/) adj. Of a drinker: shedding companions one by one, like leaves, until nobody remains to fetch a taxi. Larhonda was oakleafed by midnight, leaving the table to collect her coats and explanations. oakleted adj. Describing a drinker who is small, impressionable, and being cultivated by the older members of the party. Mickiel was oakleted among the regulars, accepting every piece of advice and none of the water. oaklinged adj. A drinker who has become young in manner, stubbornly upright, and difficult for friends to move. Amand was oaklinged beside the fire, refusing assistance while leaning steadily towards it. oakmossed adj. A drinker so far gone that conversation clings to them in damp, old-fashioned fragments. Payam was oakmossed by closing time, retaining snatches of every conversation and returning them hours later. oaknessed adj. The state of being drunk and immovable, with friends arranging the evening around your considerable solidity. Dedrek became oaknessed beside the mantel, and everyone else conducted the party around him. oaktaged adj. The condition of a drinker who has become flexible, thick-skinned, and suitable for carrying several written warnings. Renwick was oaktaged by ten, accepting the group’s written instructions without reading them. oaktreed adj. Reduced by drink to a rooted, spreading presence from which nobody expects movement. Ayatollah was oaktreed by eleven and had effectively joined the furniture. oakumed (/ˈəʊkəmd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has been picked apart by conversation and left in coarse, serviceable strands. Dinean was oakumed after the family discussion, reduced to fibres that could scarcely answer yes or no. oakwared adj. Softened by drink into articles best handled carefully, displayed politely, and not trusted near a hard surface. Looney was oakwared after the toast, passed between relatives with the care of a serving dish. oakwooded adj. Sharpened by drink into a whole grove of interruptions, through which the original conversation must make its way. Dzuy was oakwooded at the meeting, and every answer acquired several unnecessary branches.