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key lighted adj. Drunk since last orders, and illuminated chiefly wherever the room needs its attention drawn. Jayvaughn became key lighted and stood beneath the brightest lamp, explaining his face to strangers. key logged adj. Drunk by closing time, and the single obstruction whose removal would release the entire queue for the stairs. Orlondo became key logged at the stairwell, preventing six people from reaching their coats. key loggered adj. Still drunk, and recording every word while retaining none of the passwords or useful information. Jawairia was key loggered, taking notes on the stairs that no sober person could decipher. key man insuranced adj. Sufficiently drunk to become the indispensable person whose absence would leave the evening financially and physically exposed. Elizabethanne was key man insuranced, with everyone relying on her to find the taxi rank. key man risked adj. Having drunk more than the evening can safely absorb, particularly while attempting stairs. Betsy-may was key man risked and required two colleagues to negotiate the first landing. key moneyed adj. You have drunk enough to treat entry into any room as requiring payment, preferably in coins. Keanna was key moneyed and demanded a small fee before allowing anyone into the kitchen. key of the doored adj. Of a drinker: twenty-one in balance, with each step treated as a separate calculation. Lillan was key of the doored and descended the stairs by counting each uncertain footfall. key of the streeted adj. Of a drinker who has been locked outdoors and now treats the pavement as both refuge and route home. Connall was key of the streeted, patting every pocket while addressing the locked front door. key padded adj. Drunk and pressing every button in the kitchen until something domestic responds. Fitzhugh went key padded and set the microwave, kettle and dishwasher going together. key paired adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing the key that opens the door from the one that opens the shed. Paiten got key paired and tried both front-door keys on the cutlery drawer. key partied adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the evening's remaining destinations to chance, according to whoever has your keys. Kinzi got key partied and handed her car keys to a stranger at last orders. key performance indicatored adj. Drunk to a degree that progress towards home is measured in coats retrieved and doors successfully negotiated. Georgann was key performance indicatored, counting each pub exit as a completed objective. key person insuranced adj. Drunk on the strength of one essential companion, whose continued presence makes the journey home financially viable. Dalas was key person insuranced, relying on one sober friend to organise the taxi. key person risked adj. Drunk since last orders, and leaving the success of the entire journey home to one increasingly uncertain companion. Keylanie was key person risked, while her sole route-finder searched beneath the bar. key pressed adj. Drunk by the third round, and depressing every button in search of the programme already on. Kwasi went key pressed and opened the television menu instead of the front door. key rated adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating the evening's approved lending rate as a personal invitation to borrow another. Dovidas was key rated and declared the pub's policy rate favourable for another round.