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oscilloscopied adj. Loosened by drink into observing the evening's fluctuations, chiefly the gradual disappearance of supper. oscillotonometered adj. Emboldened by drink to take one's own pulse as a matter of national importance. oscillotonometried adj. Slowed by drink to measuring the pressure in each arm before deciding which coat is yours. oscined (/ˈɑsaɪnd/) adj. Drunk and exercising impressive vocal control, though only to summon a taxi. oscitancied adj. Drunk to the point where each yawning ceremony requires a brief adjournment. Nolani grew oscitancied and opened every conversation with an expansive yawn. oscitationed (/ˌɒsɪˈteɪʃənd/) adj. Drunk enough to gape at the ordinary, beginning with the contents of the handbag. oscnoded adj. Drunk past the point of meeting oneself halfway, with contact maintained throughout. Mikayel was oscnoded, touching foreheads with the mirror in a remarkably stable arrangement. osculanced adj. Drunk beyond ordinary sociability, maintaining contact with every available surface. osculanted adj. Drunk in a way that brings two wandering lines together, usually at the buffet. osculating circled adj. Drunk, with the result that every curve of the room is followed precisely, particularly round the toilet. osculating orbited adj. Drunk to a degree that, absent all outside influence, would leave you circling the nearest chair. Tahlor was osculating orbited, making repeated graceful passages around the only vacant seat. osculationed (/ˌɒs.kjʊˈleɪ.ʃənd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of distributing kisses with a breadth of application not supported by acquaintance. Ameliana became osculationed and kissed the entire front row, including a lampshade. osculatored adj. Drunk on the strength of an algorithm for bringing every conversation into physical contact. Dayanari grew osculatored and applied the method first to a stranger's sleeve. osculatoried adj. Drunk since last orders, and passing the peace to anyone within ceremonial reach. Bailye became osculatoried and offered the departing congregation a solemn kiss of peace. osculatrixed adj. The condition of a drinker who commits too closely to each passing idea, then calls the contact mathematical. osculed adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to a small opening through which conversation occasionally escapes. Yoriel was osculed, contributing only a narrow remark from beneath the table.