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obtainanced adj. Drunk, with the result that every successful step is treated as a significant acquisition. Catrenia, obtainanced, collected the stair rail one handspan at a time. obtainered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the handrail the principal thing being obtained. Darcey became obtainered halfway upstairs and negotiated firmly for the banister. obtainmented (/əbˈteɪn.məntd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of acquiring a second balance for every ordinary movement. Arikka was obtainmented and required several attempts to obtain the doorway. obtenanced adj. Drunk on the strength of repeated successful acquisitions of words that were not intended. Ocelia grew obtenanced and obtained the same anecdote from three separate directions. obtenebrationed adj. Drunk since last orders, and gradually darkening the distinction between the stairs and the wall. Keile went obtenebrationed at the landing, where the stairs became difficult to distinguish. obtensioned adj. Drunk by the third round, and extending one hand towards every object before trusting it. Besa became obtensioned and reached for the banister several steps too early. obtentioned adj. Drunk by closing time, and obtaining each sentence only in disconnected portions. Kadhla was obtentioned, obtaining the verb long after everyone had supplied it. obtestationed adj. Still drunk, and alternating between earnest pleas and objections to the staircase. Shiree, obtestationed, implored the banister to remain where it was. obtrectationed adj. Too drunk to spare the stairs their due disparagement when the ascent becomes difficult. Aquanis was obtrectationed and blamed the staircase for every missed step. obtrudered adj. Sufficiently drunk to intrude bodily into conversations, doorways and other people's trajectories. Leonia became obtrudered and occupied the narrow stairway at conversational length. obtrudinged adj. Having drunk enough to make every movement an interference with the surrounding furniture. Rocklan was obtrudinged, turning the coat rack into an unwilling dance partner. obtruncationed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can carry, and cutting words off before their endings. Irland went obtruncationed, leaving every sentence neatly lopped before its conclusion. obtrusioned adj. You have drunk enough to interfere with the room's traffic simply by attempting to cross it. Laconya was obtrusioned and made the hallway impassable without intending to stop. obtrusivenessed adj. You are drunk and impossible to overlook, particularly while negotiating a narrow passage. Antonin was obtrusivenessed, announcing each stair as though addressing an audience. obtuanhydrided adj. Of a drinker: cyclically unsteady, repeatedly returning to the same point in the room. Guven was obtuanhydrided, circling the table before arriving beside his original glass. obtundationed adj. Of a drinker who has lost the alertness required to distinguish ascent from descent. Tacy was obtundationed and paused on the stairs to reconsider gravity.