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ladyhooded adj. Having drunk enough to regard the journey home as a matter requiring quiet dignity. Gella was ladyhooded and refused assistance with her carefully folded coat. ladyismed adj. Having drunk more than politeness can accommodate, yet continuing to phrase every request as a small courtesy. Antawon was ladyismed, apologising to the coat stand for taking his jacket back. ladykillered adj. Drunk since last orders, and regarding every stumble as part of the appeal. Dakai arrived ladykillered, grinning after walking into the umbrella stand. ladykinded adj. You are drunk and arranging the entire party's coats, routes, and final drinks. Gabreella was ladykinded, directing everyone towards the correct night bus. ladykinned adj. You have drunk enough to become a small, cherished presence in the last taxi. Loddie was ladykinned and placed gently between two coats for the journey home. ladylikenessed adj. Of a drinker: maintaining immaculate manners while putting on the wrong coat. Celsie was ladylikenessed, apologising courteously before leaving in someone else's overcoat. ladylinged adj. Of a drinker who has become small, deferential, and determined to fit inside the last available taxi space. Mame was ladylinged, folding herself neatly beside the driver for the journey home. ladyloved adj. Describing a drinker who has mistaken the coatroom attendant for the object of a lifelong devotion. Cheston was ladyloved and declared the cloakroom attendant essential to his happiness. ladylumpsed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the company monitor one's gaze as carefully as one's glass. Chata got ladylumpsed and required Arrilla to redirect her towards the dartboard. ladymaged adj. A drinker who turns the receipt, menu, and bus timetable into a late-night periodical. Allateef got ladymaged and edited the pub menu while waiting for a taxi. ladynessed adj. Loosened by drink into a ceremonious self-possession that ends beside the coat stand. Jaxen grew ladynessed and offered a formal curtsy before sitting on the umbrella bucket. ladypartsed adj. The state of being drunk and discussing the contents of the cloakroom with unnecessary euphemism. Jakwaun became ladypartsed and described his missing scarf in elaborate terms. ladyporned adj. The condition of a drinker who reads the late-night magazine rack as though it contained instructions for getting home. Deycy was ladyporned, studying a magazine beside the taxi office for practical guidance. ladysfingered adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced to a small, soft item passed carefully from hand to hand. Anna-maria was ladysfingered, requiring escort from the bar to the waiting car. ladyshipped (/ˈleɪ.di.ʃɪpd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who addresses the taxi driver with the respect due to a peer of the realm. Rashiya was ladyshipped and requested the journey home with grave courtesy. ladyslippered adj. Loosened by drink into an orchid-shaped receptacle for anything small and passing. Lyndra was ladyslippered and trapped a beer mat neatly in her handbag.