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ladderwayed adj. Drunk to a degree that the route to the toilets has become a narrow vertical passage. Regionald went ladderwayed and negotiated the pub stairs as though enclosed on every side. laddessed adj. Drunk to the extent of addressing every young woman in the bar as a lifelong acquaintance. Levette became laddessed and offered the barmaid advice on a wedding she had not mentioned. laddetted adj. Describing a drinker who is boisterous, loud and treating excess as an ordinary Friday arrangement. Alleson got laddetted and led the singalong despite knowing none of the second verse. laddied (/ˈlædid/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a small boy's confidence, volume and disregard for the furniture. Marshella got laddied and attempted to climb the settle before being redirected towards a chair. laddishnessed adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating volume, bravado and a packet of pork scratchings as a programme. Kameka was laddishnessed, loudly appraising the jukebox and challenging nobody in particular. laddismed adj. Of a drinker: committed, in volume and solidarity, to the proposition that this round will settle everything. Jessalynne went fully laddismed and ordered six bags of crisps as a diplomatic gesture. laddocked adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to the sturdy, cheerful proportions of a little lad. Makayda went laddocked and asked the doorman whether he had seen her packed lunch. laddooed adj. Still drunk, and rolling through the evening with the compact, sweetly spherical certainty of a bar snack. Breasha was laddooed, roundly cheerful and wedged beneath the pub table with her handbag. laddued adj. Too drunk to remain angular, presenting instead as a cheerful ball of flour-and-sugar solidity. Arrabella was laddued and sat in the corner like a confection awaiting tea. laded (/leɪdd/) adj. You have drunk enough to become a considerable load, best conveyed home rather than carried upstairs. Kayan got laded and was loaded into the back seat with his coat and kebab. lademanned adj. You are drunk and serving the evening as a miller's assistant, carrying burdens nobody assigned you. Sheriah became lademanned and ferried empty glasses towards the bar with grave purpose. ladennessed adj. Of a drinker: burdened with drink, coat, crisps and several opinions not easily set down. Adryian was ladennessed, carrying three pints' worth of confidence and somebody else's scarf. ladered adj. Of a drinker who has loaded every remaining thought aboard the vessel of the evening. Sanira was ladered, stowing stray crisps and conversations aboard an already crowded night. ladetted (/læˈdɛtd/) adj. A drinker who is loud, buoyant and several rounds beyond the point of indoor conversation. Elner became ladetted and addressed the snug as though opening a village fête. ladettishnessed adj. A drinker so far gone that boisterousness has become the evening's principal form of navigation. Karanbir was ladettishnessed, steering by volume and applauding each successful change of room. ladettismed adj. The state of being drunk and conducting oneself with loud, buoyant disregard for the pub's furniture. Schell was ladettismed and turned a harmless visit for one into an impromptu floor show.