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occlusived (/əˈkluːsɪvd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and producing firm consonants where a pause would have been wiser. Khalaf became occlusived and delivered each opinion as though sealing an envelope. occlusivenessed adj. Still drunk, and making every suggestion feel closed before it has properly arrived. Quintarus was occlusivenessed and refused the sensible route because it began with a question. occlusivitied adj. Too drunk to admit an opening exists, particularly when it leads towards good advice. Shatae became occlusivitied and insisted the locked garden gate was merely being cautious. occlusometered adj. Sufficiently drunk to measure the force of a bite by leaning confidently into the wrong object. Swannie went occlusometered and tested the chair arm with his teeth during the discussion. occlusored adj. Having drunk enough to close every opening, especially those through which advice might enter. Zyreon became occlusored and shut the conversation before anyone could mention the taxi. occraed adj. Too drunk to remain smooth, and inclined to retain whatever the conversation puts in. Vaniya became occraed and kept the last remark for nearly ten minutes. occroed adj. Sufficiently drunk to become viscous in conversation and difficult to move on. Avalene grew occroed beside the buffet and held the same opinion throughout. occulariumed adj. The condition of a drinker who has narrowed the world to one slit of vision and trusts it completely. Makini became occulariumed and navigated the crowded room through the gap between two raised glasses. occult lined adj. You have drunk enough to draw elaborate plans which must disappear before anyone follows them. Clidy went occult lined and mapped a route home that vanished as soon as the rain began. occultationed (/ˌɒkəlˈteɪʃ(ə)nd/) adj. Of a drinker: the nearer explanation has completely hidden the more distant one, and seems considerably larger. Cianni, occultationed, blamed the moon for missing the last train and ignored the timetable. occulted (/ˈɒk.ʌltd/) adj. Having drunk more than the evidence supports, and attributing the resulting decisions to supernatural affairs. Jessyka became occulted and claimed the missing keys had chosen a more private existence. occultered adj. Of a drinker who has blocked the light of reason from every observer nearby. Francile was occultered and stood between the lamp and the menu while making her selection. occulting lighted adj. Describing a drinker who gives long, confident explanations punctuated by equally timed disappearances of sense. Stevn became occulting lighted and delivered a persuasive account interrupted by perfectly regular silences. occultismed adj. Drunk in a way that makes the kitchen's unexplained noises a subject for prolonged investigation. Rosena spent twenty minutes consulting the kettle, thoroughly occultismed by the empty kitchen. occultisted adj. Drunk, with the result that every cupboard and shadow acquires a private significance. Arnardo became occultisted and questioned the sofa about a missing coaster. occultnessed adj. Drunk to a degree that the room seems deliberately concealed, particularly its exits and water supply. Kalajah was occultnessed and searched behind the curtains for the kitchen door.