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lamped (/læmpd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and giving off enough warmth to make the nearest chair seem sensible. Tahleah sat lamped beside the radiator, illuminating the conversation without contributing to it. lampenfloraed adj. Of a drinker: glowing faintly in the darkened passage, nourished by whatever light the pub has installed. Ivyl came out lampenfloraed, thriving beneath the taxi rank's fluorescent canopy. lamper eelled adj. Describing a drinker who attaches himself to the queue and moves by successive brief pulls. Maame became lamper eelled outside the off-licence, advancing whenever the queue moved. lampered adj. Of a drinker who has taken the brightest route home, regardless of where it leads. Willadean went lampered along the canal, following a torch instead of the pavement. lamperned (/ˈlæmpəɹnd/) adj. A drinker who reaches home by repeatedly finding and losing the river. Tamem went lamperned from the pub, taking the riverside path despite living inland. lampfished adj. A drinker so far gone that the route home is navigated by small lights in the darkness. Ernad travelled lampfished, following the illuminated house numbers one at a time. lampfulled adj. The state of being drunk and filled to the evening's available capacity. Braylinn left lampfulled after the final round, carrying no more than the night could contain. lampglassed adj. The condition of a drinker who peers through every light as though it were a window home. Mignon stood lampglassed beneath the streetlight, inspecting the empty road for signs of transport. lampholdered adj. The drunkenness of one who remains fixed in place, waiting for a fresh fitting of drink. Samhita sat lampholdered at the bar, ready for another glass despite the notices about closing. lampholed adj. Reduced by drink to a narrow shaft through which the prospect of getting home must be lowered. Jaelan was lampholed by the final round, descending slowly through the pub doorway. lamphoused adj. Softened by drink into a protective enclosure for one small, unreliable light. Minnah went lamphoused beneath her coat, preserving one dim intention to catch the last train. lamphredinned adj. Sharpened by drink into a bloodless determination to prevent anyone leaving before another round. Kiyaan grew lamphredinned at last orders, delaying the party with precise appeals for one final drink. lampic acided adj. Loosened by drink into a volatile plan for getting home by the least direct route. Kennette became lampic acided after closing, proposing three unsuitable changes of transport. lampinged adj. Emboldened by drink to hunt for the way home with a phone torch and no map. Malindia went lampinged through the dark streets, attracting moths and missing the turning. lampioned adj. Slowed by drink to the steady, low-burning progress of a small oil light. Behrang walked lampioned towards the station, advancing carefully beneath the shopfronts. lampisted adj. Drunk and manufacturing fresh reasons why the evening requires another light and another round. Karabella became lampisted at closing, designing a new table lamp from beer mats.