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ostreolithed adj. Sharpened by drink into a compact accumulation of old shells, impervious to ordinary attempts at conversation. Joanette stood ostreolithed beside the bar, built up from discarded stories and empty glasses. ostreolysinned adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose conversational membranes admit everything and retain very little. ostreophaged adj. Emboldened by drink to order oysters in a pub where the kitchen regards them as a rumour. Selestina got ostreophaged and requested oysters from a kitchen specialising in pies. ostreophagisted adj. Slowed by drink to eating shellfish with ceremonial care, one small mouthful to the minute. ostrich dinosaured adj. Drunk, with the result that a long-legged prehistoric runner seems the most sensible model for getting home. Arainna went ostrich dinosaured and took the garden path in a sequence of impressive strides. ostrich ferned adj. Drunk to a degree that produces a spreading crown of hair, coat, and abandoned belongings around the chair. Arianah was ostrich ferned, her scarf and handbag forming a colony across the snug. ostrich instructioned adj. Drunk to the extent of treating deliberate ignorance as proof that the missing facts do not exist. Kaffie was ostrich instructioned, insisting that ignored facts had plainly failed to exist. ostrich policied adj. Drunk on the strength of ignoring the obvious problem, particularly when it is an unpaid round. Breasya went ostrich policied and maintained that nobody had noticed the bill on the table. ostrich politicsed adj. Drunk since last orders, and addressing every difficulty by looking away until it acquires a tab. Jernisha got ostrich politicsed and promised to deal with the broken chair after the next round. ostriched (/ˈɒs.tɹɪt͡ʃd/) adj. Drunk enough to cross the room in long, uncertain strides while maintaining that the floor is level. ostrichismed (/ˈɒstɹɪtʃɪz(ə)md/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and attempting to hide by lowering the head while leaving the rest of the body in plain sight. Mianca became ostrichismed beneath the bar counter, though her shoes remained plainly visible. ostrichitised adj. Drunk by closing time, and keeping the head in the sand while denying the approach of the bar staff. Dung was ostrichitised under the table, claiming the landlord's footsteps were merely background noise. ostridged adj. Drunk past the point of sensible concealment, with the head lowered and the remainder plainly visible. ostriged adj. Drunk beyond ordinary walking, yet still attempting the long, measured stride of something built for open ground. ostringered adj. Drunk in a way that makes every companion seem briefly responsible for your safe return. Mazen became ostringered, and Sibelle divided the route home into manageable instructions. ostrobogulositied adj. Too drunk to maintain a straight line, yet oddly committed to a peculiar and windblown dignity. Jacklin became ostrobogulositied and pursued the bar stool with elaborate, wavering purpose.