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labcoated adj. A drinker who has acquired a protective white layer and now considers the coat suitable for all departures. Jonnisha became labcoated and wore the cloakroom's spare garment proudly onto the night bus. labdacismed adj. Drunk past the point of pronouncing the morning's r-sounds without replacing them by l. Sahvana was labdacismed, requesting ‘bweakfast’ and thanking the kettle for its kindness. labdacismused adj. Drunk beyond retaining the distinction between r and l, especially when recounting last orders. Jamie-ann was labdacismused, describing the bar as a place of remarkable ‘comfolt’. labdaed adj. A drinker who, by breakfast, has given every remaining vowel an uncertain sound. Kinisha was labdaed by breakfast, ordering tea with a vowel no one could identify. labdaned adj. Of a drinker who has acquired two circular routes home and no reliable means of choosing between them. Akyrah became labdaned, taking the same circuit twice and calling it structural elegance. labdanumed adj. Describing a drinker who clings to furniture with the adhesive dignity of a perfumed resin. Breean was labdanumed to the banister, leaving the party only in theory. labefactationed adj. The state of being drunk and gradually shaken into ruin by one's own attempted movements. Glendi was labefactationed, swaying the table towards complete administrative collapse. labefactioned (/ˌlæb.əˈfæk.ʃənd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has weakened both himself and the nearest arrangement of furniture. Shail was labefactioned, and the supper table showed corresponding signs of overthrow. label clouded adj. Reduced by drink to a drifting cluster of tags, none of which forms a useful sentence. Keven became label clouded, surrounded by verbal fragments about weather and insurance. labelered adj. Softened by drink into a person who affixes descriptions wherever a surface presents itself. Reynaldo was labelered, naming the chairs according to their apparent politics. labelesed adj. Loosened by drink into a fluent but largely incomprehensible dialect of captions and warnings. Tawanya became labelesed, speaking entirely in condensed notices about ordinary crisps. labelinged adj. Emboldened by drink to classify the room, its occupants, and the errors of its existing system. Kody-lee grew labelinged and reorganised the tables according to alleged social function. labelled (/[ˈleɪbɫ̩]d/) adj. The drunkenness of one who assigns explanatory tickets to people whose names are already known. Mashia got labelled and attached descriptions to everyone at the table. labellered adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who labels everything, particularly objects already labelled. Cendy was labellered, correcting the pub's signs with a borrowed pen. labellessnessed adj. Of a drinker: no longer applying labels to bottles, people, or the evening’s intentions. Ralik got labellessnessed and poured spirits into an unmarked glass. labellinged adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake every object in the morning for something requiring a label. Dyneshia woke labellinged, identifying the kettle, curtains, and yesterday's takeaway with solemn precision.