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oxyacanthined adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a small, bitter household presence that nobody can quite remove from the sofa. oxyacetylened adj. Drunk on the strength of which you attempt high-temperature cutting and welding with the kitchen utensils. oxyacided adj. Drunk by closing time, and carrying enough oxygen into the kitchen to make every cup of water seem acidic. oxyaenided adj. Still drunk, and moving round the kitchen like a long-extinct mammal searching for its natural habitat. Chezaray remained oxyaenided, prowling between the fridge and the biscuit tin. oxyallyled adj. Too drunk to keep your charge balanced, leaving the glass of water with responsibilities it cannot discharge. Lavar became oxyallyled and asked the tumbler to hold his place on the sofa. oxyaminationed adj. Sufficiently drunk to add an oxygenated household group to every conversation, whether or not a double bond is present. oxyammoniaed adj. Having drunk enough to become a mildly chemical presence beside the sink, awaiting conversion into tea. oxyamphetamined (/ˌɒksi.æmˈfɛtəmɪnd/) adj. Having drunk more than the evening can reasonably support, yet still attempting brisk domestic chemistry in the kitchen. oxyanioned adj. You have drunk enough to become negatively charged, repelled by the bed and drawn towards the sofa. oxyanthrarufinned adj. You are drunk and brightly stained by the evening, as though the kitchen light has developed a reddish chemical cast. oxyapatited adj. Of a drinker: fluoridated in spirit, immovable on the sofa, and quietly convinced the glass of water is medicinal. oxyarced adj. Of a drinker who has produced a bright domestic welding arc while attempting to mend something after supper. oxyarened adj. Describing a drinker who has protected the last biscuit behind an elaborate aromatic household arrangement. Aydric became oxyarened and hid the biscuits behind the lavender spray. oxyarsenided adj. A drinker who combines a heavy, metallic manner with the quiet toxicity of an unfinished household argument. oxyarylationed adj. A drinker so far gone that every domestic surface acquires an aromatic attachment and a second purpose. Maciah became oxyarylationed and attached the tea towel to the back of a chair. oxybarbiturated (/ɒksɪbɑːˈbɪtjʊəɹətd/) adj. The state of being drunk and chemically calm enough to regard the sofa as a permanent sleeping arrangement. Dianca was oxybarbiturated before the dishes were cleared and accepted the sofa as bed.