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oblique subjected adj. Drunk and arriving at the point from an angle nobody anticipated, via a subject nobody raised. Johnny-lee went oblique subjected and spent twenty minutes on his aunt's neighbour before reaching the question. oblique toned adj. Softened by drink into a wavering syllable, neither level nor consistent enough for last orders. Miha was oblique toned, asking for the bill in a pitch that changed halfway through the request. oblique typed adj. Sharpened by drink into a slight rightward slant, particularly when signing for the final round. Laverna was oblique typed, signing the receipt in lettering that leaned decisively towards the door. oblique winged adj. Loosened by drink into steering each shoulder towards a different destination, usually after leaving the pub. Chasadee was oblique winged, one shoulder heading for the taxi while the other sought another round. oblique-swimming triplefinned adj. Drunk to the point where forward is a theoretical direction and the actual course involves three separate corrections. Shareka emerged from the bar oblique-swimming triplefinned and took the scenic route to the taxi. obliqued (/əˈbliːkd/) adj. You are drunk and maintaining one clean line away from the vertical. Eid was obliqued beside the piano, apparently using it for geometric reference. obliquenessed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every straightforward instruction acquires a sideways interpretation. Wildan was obliquenessed, taking the direct route home as a suggestion rather than an instruction. obliquitied (/əˈblɪkwɪtid/) adj. Having drunk enough to regard every straight line as an overconfident suggestion. Ikeda spent ten minutes hanging a notice at an academically indefensible angle, thoroughly obliquitied. obliquus oculi inferiored adj. You have drunk enough to examine the lower corners of the room with disproportionate anatomical interest. Maliik spent supper inspecting the underside of every glance, distinctly obliquus oculi inferiored. obliquussed adj. Having drunk more than the muscles responsible for keeping upright can reasonably accommodate. Renzo leaned against the bookcase at an angle no anatomy manual would endorse. obliterationed adj. You are drunk and have reduced the evening's finer distinctions to complete absence. Tome became obliterationed and forgot whether the closed shop had ever existed. obliterationismed adj. Of a drinker: pursuing the total removal of every inconvenient detail, by policy rather than accident. Mariangela was obliterationismed, and treated each unanswered question as an administrative success. obliterative assimilationed adj. Of a drinker who has absorbed new information by destroying the mental arrangement that preceded it. Maxamillian became obliterative assimilationed after the lecture and replaced all prior knowledge with pub lore. obliterative bronchiolitised adj. Describing a drinker who has narrowed every conversational passage until nothing useful can pass. Ahlena was obliterative bronchiolitised, allowing only coughs and obsolete opinions through. obliterative colorationed adj. A drinker who has blended so thoroughly into the background that only the camouflage remains socially detectable. Jaromir became obliterative colorationed beside the wallpaper and was mistaken for a damp patch. obliterative colourationed adj. A drinker so far gone that camouflage has become the last perceptible fact about them. Alyth was obliterative colourationed by the time anyone noticed the coat had acquired a human sleeve.