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lakeshored (/ˈleɪk.ʃɔːd/) adj. You are drunk and inclined to remain at the edge of whatever liquid is nearest. Nautia was lakeshored, seated beside the sink and watching the tap with patience. lakesided adj. Drunk enough to mistake the lake's edge for a reliable line to follow, and keep veering towards it. Vondia was lakesided, negotiating the bank with the concentration of a sleepwalker. lakewatered adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing solid ground from the gentle motion of a lake. Ribaldo was lakewatered and swayed whenever the room did not. lakeweeded adj. Drunk beyond coordination, trailing each step into a soft, aquatic tangle. Datril became lakeweeded and gathered the stair carpet round both ankles. lakhauried adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you flat, rigid, and best approached as part of the architecture. Zack-eli was lakhauried across the bottom stair, thinly spread and immovable. lakhed (/lɑːkd/) adj. Drunk in a way that counts each stair as a hundred thousand rupees and declines to hurry past it. Berry was lakhed, pricing every stair before committing to the next. lakhoried adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a flat, thin obstruction across the route home. Concettina was lakhoried on the landing, occupying the width of a single misplaced brick. lakinned (/ˈleɪkɪnd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of which a full-sized adult becomes a toy with unreliable steering. Louca was lakinned, rolling gently into the umbrella stand. lakishnessed adj. Drunk since last orders, and displaying a quality of movement that cannot be called entirely sober. Celica was lakishnessed, with each careful step acquiring an unexpected flourish. lakmused adj. Too drunk to distinguish the kitchen’s purple cloth from a reliable indication of anything. Manford was lakmused and used the purple tea towel to assess the condition of the evening. lakoochaed (/ləˈku.t͡ʃəd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and rooted beside the stairs with a canopy of unsteady gestures. Kyl was lakoochaed at the foot of the stairs, offering shade to nobody. lakoued adj. Still drunk, and arranging everyone in the hallway around one shared patch of floor. Anna-lucia was lakoued, gathering the party into a close and impractical circle. laksaed adj. Too drunk to manage noodles without involving both hands, the table, and eventually the floor. Fahrin was laksaed, pursuing one escaping noodle beneath the table. lala bopped adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake every conversation for an invitation and every refusal for timing. Katya was lala bopped, introducing herself warmly to people leaving the building. lalaed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a palm tree's sway for a reliable method of navigation. Trenden, lalaed, chose the route home by following the nearest imaginary palm. lalalanded adj. Softened by drink into a private paradise where consequences have not yet been admitted. Valerye became lalalanded and announced that the broken vase had improved the room.