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lady friended adj. Drunk by closing time, and introducing familiar acquaintances with the solemnity of diplomatic appointments. Soren became lady friended, presenting the cloakroom attendant as an intimate lifelong companion. lady gardened adj. Drunk in a way that makes private grooming a subject for public consultation. Aage went lady gardened and asked Surayyah whether the hedge required professional attention. lady in waitinged adj. Drunk, with the result that every doorway becomes a ceremonial place to pause. Kartrina stood lady in waitinged beside the lavatory, prepared to receive further instructions. lady killered adj. Drunk to the extent of finding every woman in the room exceptionally attractive and every chair negotiable. Xiamara got lady killered and complimented three strangers before missing the chair. lady lucked adj. Sufficiently drunk to entrust the entire evening to chance, including the location of the lavatory. Savio was lady lucked and chose a corridor at random, with predictable results. lady lumpsed adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation acquires a pair of conspicuous landmarks. Athziri became lady lumpsed and directed Dondray's attention towards an entirely unrelated silhouette. lady of leisured adj. Still drunk, and regarding every unpaid task as an invitation to discover who else is available. Dallis remained lady of leisured while assigning the bill, coats and lost keys to volunteers. lady of light virtued adj. Drunk on the strength of a euphemism, and determined that everyone else should adopt it. Harly went lady of light virtued and explained the phrase to Stepfon's increasingly silent table. lady of pleasured adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating every courteous exchange as a professional engagement. Abina became lady of pleasured and negotiated with Jerilyn over the final taxi seat. lady of the eveninged adj. Too drunk to distinguish a scheduled engagement from an earnest appointment with the night. Armish became lady of the eveninged and waited beside the kebab shop for her imaginary client. lady of the nighted adj. Reduced by drink to conducting discreet business after dark, preferably without discussing it. Shantiana grew lady of the nighted and became unavailable before supper was served. lady palmed adj. Softened by drink into a small, slow-growing palm with several stems in one pot. Khyson sat lady palmed beside the radiator, broad-leaved and difficult to move. lady paramounted adj. Sharpened by drink into believing every arrow has achieved the best score. Dreya was lady paramounted and corrected the pub dartboard’s scoring system. lady partsed adj. A drinker so far gone that every attempt to retrieve a coat becomes an anatomical inventory. Jesiah was lady partsed, listing every pocket and fastening before leaving the pub. lady slippered adj. Sufficiently drunk to provide a pouch in which small insects might improve pollination. Reilee was lady slippered and accepted a fly as an unexpected guest. lady smocked adj. Having drunk more than a cuckooflower can reasonably account for, and flowering beside the path. Erikson was lady smocked and sat among the cuckooflowers without explanation.