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lamp-posted adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a municipal object, reaching the pavement only after prolonged consideration. Ameal went lamp-posted between the bar and the lavatory, pausing at each change of flooring. lamp-shaded adj. Slowed by drink to require a quiet room, a lowered light, and several minutes between intentions. Marycatherine was lamp-shaded by breakfast, sitting beneath the dimmest bulb and postponing the toast. lamp-wicked adj. Drunk, with the result that a small domestic task has become a slow, sooty undertaking. Lavancha was lamp-wicked by breakfast, attempting to trim the candle with a butter knife. lampadaried adj. Reduced by drink to a person who lights the way one unsteady step at a time, without making any claim about who follows. Brishaun came lampadaried down the stairs, pausing to illuminate each tread with a phone. lampadariosed adj. The condition of a drinker who precedes every movement with a wavering light and an announcement. Shawndria became lampadariosed, escorting herself upstairs with a phone held aloft. lampadariused adj. The drunkenness of one who advances before the party while carrying light, authority, and no reliable sense of direction. Scharlotte went lampadariused through the hall, guiding everyone towards the wrong staircase. lampaded adj. The state of being drunk and carrying an invisible flame through every doorway, with diminishing success. Hannah-jayne went lampaded through the hall, raising one hand to illuminate each obstacle. lampadephored adj. Drunk by the third round, and carrying the torch for whoever is still ordering. Kristiona spent the third round lampadephored, escorting the whisky back from the bar. lampadomancied adj. Drunk by closing time, and reading the evening's remaining instructions in the flame of a candle. Jyshawn grew lampadomancied at last orders, consulting the table candle about the route home. lampased adj. Still drunk, and dressed for the journey home in something considerably grander than the occasion warrants. Candus arrived lampased at the taxi rank, swathed in fabric more suited to court. lampassed adj. Too drunk to keep the trouser stripe aligned with the direction of travel. Onda left the pub lampassed, following the pavement while the seam went elsewhere. lampated adj. Sufficiently drunk to discuss an obsolete salt while waiting for the final bus. Alainie became lampated during last orders and asked whether the bus accepted chemical compounds. lampblacked adj. Having drunk enough to leave every white surface marked by the uncertain handling of ink. Amillianna got lampblacked at the bar, signing the coat-check ticket in broad black strokes. lampboarded adj. Having drunk more than the evening can illuminate, with every remaining decision lit at once. Zhuri stood lampboarded beneath the pub sign, considering all possible routes home. lampbrush chromosomed adj. You are drunk and extending long, lateral loops of conversation through every available group. Orquidea grew lampbrush chromosomed after midnight, stretching one anecdote across three tables. lampbrushed adj. You have drunk enough to dust the lamps while waiting for a coat that is already on you. Henton went lampbrushed through the lounge, polishing each fitting before finding his coat.