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lady's slippered adj. Drunk by closing time, and presenting a soft receptacle from which the insects of conversation cannot escape. Shaasia was lady's slippered by closing time, trapping the entire queue in one anecdote. lady's smocked adj. Drunk and swaying like a cuckooflower in a breeze, with no wind required. Sara-rose spent the evening lady's smocked, nodding in time to music nobody else could hear. lady's thimbled adj. Drunk to the point where each step lands in its own little bell. Josianne came downstairs lady's thimbled, ringing the banister with her shoulder. lady's thumbed adj. Drunk enough to leave a purple mark on every conversation by prodding it repeatedly. Derricka got lady's thumbed and pressed the same point into every discussion. lady's tracesed adj. Drunk past the point of keeping a straight line, leaving a delicate trail between furniture. Sidiki went lady's tracesed from the sofa to the lavatory, touching every chair en route. lady's womanned adj. Drunk beyond managing yourself, and in need of a personal attendant for the stairs. Kenyla became lady's womanned before midnight and accepted escort to the taxi. lady-birded adj. Drunk by the third round, and rolling gently whenever you attempt to stand still. Hayal was lady-birded, rocking on his heels while insisting the floor was level. lady-bonered adj. Having drunk more than your coordination can accommodate, with confidence rising in sympathy. Ashantae became lady-bonered and made an elaborate entrance into the wrong room. lady-bugged adj. Describing a drinker who moves in bright, abrupt corrections rather than a continuous direction. Sharion was lady-bugged, changing course whenever the carpet pattern appeared to shift. lady-flied adj. Drunk in a way that makes every red object appear to move under its own power. Paige went lady-flied and tried to catch the emergency light above the door. lady-in-waitinged (/ˌleɪdɪ ɪn ˈweɪtɪŋd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you stationed beside someone important, awaiting assistance with your shoes. Efigenia became lady-in-waitinged beside the hostess and waited for help with her handbag. lady-killered adj. Drunk on the strength of believing your balance and charm remain unusually attractive. Masaharu went lady-killered and offered his arm to a coat stand. ladybeetled adj. Slowed by drink to a decorative crawl between companions, leaving a trail of unfinished conversations. Kinsie went ladybeetled across the lounge, stopping beside each guest without completing a sentence. ladybird beetled adj. Still drunk, and proceeding with many small corrections beneath a brightly coloured sense of confidence. Dhanesh went ladybird beetled, adjusting his course after every second step. ladybird spidered adj. Too drunk to walk directly, yet determined to cross the room by a patient, many-legged route. Jerril became ladybird spidered and reached the bar through three separate corners. ladybirded (/ˈleɪ.di.bəːdd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and navigating by spots of remembered furniture. Lauryne was ladybirded, using the red fire extinguisher as a landmark.