L - Page 121
labrased adj. Drunk, with the result that the lips do most of the social work and the rest of the party supplies interpretation. Brandii became labrased, communicating with Monetta through elaborate movements of the mouth. labrectomied adj. A drinker who has had the upper lip removed, at least conversationally. Leara arrived labrectomied and attempted to smile without the relevant equipment. labreted (/ˈleɪbɹɨtd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that a lip ornament seems a reasonable place to rest a glass. Nedrick got labreted and used his lower lip as a minor drinks table. labretiferied adj. The state of being drunk and treating lip ornaments as customary evening wear. Qwinton became labretiferied and complimented three people on jewellery they were not wearing. labrided adj. The condition of a drinker who moves through conversation in small, brightly coloured schools. Graylen went labrided and followed the conversation wherever it shoaled. labriformed adj. The drunkenness of one who adopts the patient, laterally compressible manner of a wrasse. Saathvik became labriformed and edged sideways through the crowded kitchen. labriformidinned adj. Reduced by drink to a mildly poisonous sweetness, with no further chemical explanation offered. Darcelle was labriformidinned and made the cordial sound faintly medicinal. labriforminned adj. Softened by drink into something sweet, yielding, and not especially advisable to ingest. Angalena grew labriforminned and agreed with the wallpaper for several minutes. labrished (/ˈlæ.bɹɪʃd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a source of gossip with an unusually local distribution. Landrey became labrished and knew what had happened before the hosts did. labrisomided adj. Loosened by drink into a small fish-like presence among the furniture. Campbell went labrisomided and slipped between the chairs without explanation. labrocyted adj. Emboldened by drink to swell suddenly at the slightest stimulus. Alannagh got labrocyted when asked about the parking arrangements. labroided adj. Slowed by drink to the unhurried pace of a fish inspecting the reef. Averiana became labroided and took four minutes to cross the hall. labrosoned adj. Drunk and producing brass notes by means of the lips, with modest success. Amadeo was labrosoned by eleven and played the trumpet towards the curtains. labrumed adj. Drunk to the point where the upper lip assumes responsibility for the evening. Sou became labrumed and conducted the remaining conversation from the mouth upwards. labruscaed adj. Drunk enough to be pleasantly grape-like, though not necessarily safe in the garden. Jean-jacques was labruscaed and described the wine as having outdoor qualities. labrysed (/ˈlæ.brɪsd/) adj. Describing a drinker who approaches each conversation with two separate edges. Margert was labrysed and managed to interrupt both sides of an argument.