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obtusifolinned adj. Of a drinker: chemically committed to the evening, with the coatroom ticket no longer of practical use. Evie-anne was obtusifolinned by midnight and presented the coatroom ticket to a taxi. obtusifolioled adj. Of a drinker who has absorbed the evening slowly, retaining enough substance to negotiate the journey home. Daliana was obtusifolioled, calm enough to find her coat but not the correct sleeve. obtusifolioned adj. Describing a drinker who has turned the final round into a durable, oil-slicked commitment. Capree was obtusifolioned by last orders and moved towards the exit with remarkable persistence. obtusilactoned adj. A drinker who has made the journey home cytotoxic to everyone sharing the pavement. Ignatia was obtusilactoned, delivering hazardous directions to the waiting taxi. obtusinned adj. A drinker so far gone that the last round has acquired several rings and the coat has become marine equipment. Keyah was obtusinned, floating towards the exit beneath a life jacket of borrowed coats. obtusioned adj. The state of being drunk and unable to feel the pavement, the cold, or the loss of one's gloves. Elysium was obtusioned and walked past the taxi rank without noticing the weather. obtusitied adj. The condition of a drinker who has made the obvious route home unnecessarily broad. Anjie was obtusitied, taking the long way round every coat and table in the closing pub. obtustatinned adj. The drunkenness of one who has been divided from the evening's sensible intentions by a final drink. Sossity became obtustatinned when the proposed last round turned into an additional one. obumbrationed adj. Reduced by drink to a dim outline beneath a coat, moving towards home on remembered instructions. Cordes was obumbrationed beneath the hood, following the glow of the taxi rank. obvelationed adj. Softened by drink into concealment, with the face, destination and coatroom ticket all kept discreetly unavailable. Roselyn was obvelationed by last orders and answered the taxi driver from inside her scarf. obventioned (/ɒbˈvɛnʃənd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into an incidental advantage: finding a spare coat and accepting another round without inquiry. Marthaann became obventioned when a vacant taxi appeared just as the pub closed. obversed adj. Loosened by drink into presenting the wrong side of every badge, coin and coatroom decision. Sarela was obversed at the bar, offering the tails side of a coin for the final round. obversioned adj. Emboldened by drink to turn towards the pavement, downward, and eventually into the nearest taxi. Dink became obversioned at last orders and descended towards the exit with renewed purpose. obverted adj. Slowed by drink to the result of turning towards home without ever quite reaching the door. Corea was obverted outside the pub, having converted a short walk into a stationary turn. obviated (/ˈɒb.viˌeɪtd/) adj. Drunk and removing every obstacle to another round, including the stated fact that the pub has closed. Lavayah was obviated, finding a reason for another drink after the barman had locked the till. obviationed (/ˌɒbviˈeɪʃənd/) adj. Drunk to the point where departure is prevented by a steady programme of coats, excuses and one final drink. Neale was obviationed by the cloakroom queue and missed the taxi deliberately or otherwise.