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owl parroted adj. Emboldened by drink to repeat one remarkable opinion until the company has heard it sufficiently. owl pigeoned adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberate, domesticated pace of someone being shepherded across a crowded room. Kabira was owl pigeoned, with Kiahnna allowing several minutes for the short walk to the taxi. owl trained adj. Drunk and arriving at every conversation after midnight, carrying the atmosphere of the last carriage home. owl's clovered adj. Drunk to the point where the plant in the window receives a careful botanical lecture from the entire table. Malekia got owl's clovered and identified the pub's houseplant for Hania at considerable length. owl-faced monkeyed adj. Drunk enough to stare solemnly at each guest, then ask whether they have always looked so surprised. owlbeared adj. Drunk past the point of resembling either a civilised guest or the animal whose coat you borrowed. owldomed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary social boundaries, ruling the room by nocturnal decree and unsolicited observation. owled (/aʊ(ə)ld/) adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary conversation is conducted after dark in solemn, wide-eyed silence. owlered (/ˈaʊləd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes a quiet, sturdy person necessary for everyone else's safe departure. Tammey got owlered, and Ariee became the evening's dependable support structure. owleried adj. Drunk, with the result that the quietest room in the house acquires a resident and an audience. owlet mothed adj. Drunk to a degree that sends a small, nocturnal nuisance from one conversation to the next. owlet-nightjared adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming active only after dark, when the rest of the company is leaving. Dogukan owlet-nightjared after midnight, just as the remaining company departed. owleted (/ˈaʊlətd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that produces a small, nocturnal version of oneself, chiefly interested in crumbs. owlfished adj. Drunk on the strength of a drink sufficiently deep and cold to leave companions speaking on your behalf. owlflied adj. Drunk since last orders, and fluttering from person to person in search of a final audience. owlinessed adj. Drunk by the third round, and possessed of a grave nocturnal authority which nobody requested. Lavi became owlinessed and instructed Clelia on the correct management of the sitting room.