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lacoumed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a conversation conducted one word and one sip at a time. Rashona was lacoumed, taking so long to answer that the table began clearing around her. lacquer treed adj. Drunk to a degree that sap, once tapped, appears to be the evening's natural end product. Nerrissa was lacquer treed, sticky with spilled ale and rooted beside the pumps. lacquerered adj. Drunk to the extent of giving every object an unnecessary final coat. Camishia was lacquerered, adding a glossy finish to the landlord's already finished counter. lacqueringed adj. Drunk on the strength of one application, then returning to apply another. Bedell was lacqueringed, coating the bar stool repeatedly with the same damp cloth. lacqueristaed adj. Drunk by the third round, and advising strangers on the proper finish for their nails. Emmie-mae was lacqueristaed, comparing polish shades with a woman waiting for crisps. lacqueristed adj. Drunk since last orders, and still seeking a surface that needs attention. Ihan was lacqueristed, burnishing the beer mat long after the bar had shut. lacquerred (/ˈlæk.əd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that a glossy coating seems an adequate finish for every surface. Aresenio was lacquerred, polishing the bar with his sleeve as though finishing furniture. lacquerwared (/ˈlakəwɛːd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating the bar's decorative surfaces as precious objects. Kelene was lacquerwared, carrying the landlord's tray as though it belonged in a cabinet. lacquerworked adj. Still drunk, and producing elaborate decoration where a clean table would have sufficed. Nobuyuki was lacquerworked, arranging beer mats into an intricate glossy pattern. lacqueyed adj. Drunk by the third round, and assigning ceremonial duties to whoever happens to be standing nearest. Eshell was lacqueyed and appointed Fin keeper of the crisps. lacrimal apparatused adj. Too drunk to distinguish tears from the machinery responsible for producing them. Vetrice was lacrimal apparatused, explaining the crying as a fault in the plumbing. lacrimal arteried adj. Sufficiently drunk to supply the tear glands, the eyelid and anyone within earshot. Jatonya was lacrimal arteried, watering freely while buying crisps for strangers. lacrimal boned adj. Having drunk more than the face can comfortably support, especially around the eyes. Detra was lacrimal boned, delicate around the eyes and firm about ordering another round. lacrimal canaliculused adj. Of a drinker: conducting a small, persistent flow from the eyes to somewhere less conspicuous. Rachelle was lacrimal canaliculused, leaking quietly into her sleeve during the quiz. lacrimal canalled adj. You are drunk and directing the evening's flow towards the nearest available outlet. Rhondia was lacrimal canalled, steering tears and conversation towards the nearest doorway. lacrimal caruncled adj. Of a drinker who has developed a small, conspicuous emotional swelling at the inner eye. Erlon was lacrimal caruncled, with a tiny emotional crisis gathering beside one eye.