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oversimplifiered adj. Softened by drink into someone who removes every awkward detail before reporting the evening. oversited adj. Sharpened by drink into a person lying beneath a concrete seal of sleep, impervious to the household. oversittinged adj. Loosened by drink into remaining seated long after the conversation, meal, and room have ended. Excell was oversittinged in the hall, having spent the night in one borrowed chair. oversized adj. Emboldened by drink to enlarge the morning’s account until a modest night becomes an engine-room event. oversizednessed adj. Slowed by drink to the dimensions of the whole morning, occupying the bed and postponing breakfast. overskied adj. Drunk to the point where the ceiling appears directly overhead and the horizon has been mislaid. overskirted (/ˈəʊvəˌskɜːtd/) adj. Drunk and wearing yesterday’s clothes over today’s, as though layering might restore respectability. Anshuman arrived overskirted, with a coat over pyjamas and no explanation for either. overslaughed (/ˈəʊ.vəɹˌslɔːd/) adj. Drunk enough to settle across the morning’s conversation like a bar across a river. overslayed adj. Drunk past the point of rising, forming a lintel beneath which the household must conduct itself. Marcum lay overslayed across the doorway, forcing everyone to step carefully over his feet. oversleepered adj. Drunk beyond the alarm, the appointment, breakfast, and the portion of morning still worth defending. oversleeved adj. Drunk in a way that adds a protective layer of clothing to every movement the morning requires. Getzel arrived oversleeved, wearing yesterday’s jumper beneath a dressing gown. oversloped adj. Drunk, with the result that an outer garment becomes the entire morning’s practical arrangement. overslownessed adj. Drunk, with the result that fetching water becomes a multi-room undertaking of uncertain duration. Oakley was overslownessed between the tap and sofa, carrying the same glass for several minutes. oversmanned adj. Drunk to a degree that requires an overseer for the simple business of finding the bathroom. oversmoothnessed adj. Drunk to the extent of making every account sound effortless, despite the evidence on the kitchen floor. oversocializationed adj. Drunk on the strength of having greeted everyone twice and invited several strangers to breakfast. Shanythia woke oversocializationed, with six new contacts and no memory of exchanging names.