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lancejacked adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you promoted only on the sofa, with a glass of water under command. Davinia was lancejacked by half ten, issuing quiet orders from beneath the blanket. lanceleted adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to a small, boneless presence beneath the sitting-room blanket. Chriselle was lanceleted on the sofa, with the television remote just beyond reach. lancemanned adj. Still drunk, and guarding the kitchen doorway against further refreshments with ceremonial seriousness. Aliah remained lancemanned beside the sink, preventing any further expedition to the off-licence. lanceolated adj. Too drunk to open the drawer directly, and attempting the task from an increasingly pointed angle. Khara was lanceolated, jabbing at the cutlery drawer while asking where the water had gone. lanceolated warblered adj. Sufficiently drunk to produce a quiet, repetitive call from beneath the sofa blanket. Angadbir was lanceolated warblered, making the same small complaint whenever the kettle boiled. lanceolationed adj. Having drunk enough to become long, narrow and quite unable to turn round between sofa and coffee table. Sharaine was lanceolationed in the gap beside the sofa, awaiting assistance without alarm. lanceolinned adj. Having drunk more than the household can safely metabolise, and leaving the kitchen gently rearranged. Yadria was lanceolinned, with the mugs distributed across the worktop by uncertain principle. lanceoporided adj. You have drunk enough to regard the sofa cushions as a permanent colony requiring careful preservation. Ambrose became lanceoporided and refused to disturb the cushions for a glass of water. lanceotoxinned adj. You are drunk and secreting a persuasive little poison into every domestic decision. Leiyana was lanceotoxinned, insisting that the cold tap had been judging her all evening. lancepesaded adj. Of a drinker: reduced to assisting the household rather than commanding it, particularly with blankets and water. Ahri was lancepesaded, handing out cushions while failing to locate the glasses. lancepoded adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a string of kitchen objects for an orderly ornament and is arranging them accordingly. Alyciana was lancepoded, lining teaspoons along the worktop beside the water jug. lancered adj. Describing a drinker who crosses the sitting room at speed, usually towards the wrong chair. Joshue was lancered, charging for the sofa and arriving beside the television instead. lancet arched adj. The state of being drunk and standing beneath the kitchen doorway, unable to determine its correct side. Cariosa was lancet arched beneath the doorway, waiting for the kitchen to become wider. lancet fished adj. The condition of a drinker who prowls the kitchen at depth, displaying alarming teeth while searching for leftovers. Bridgeen was lancet fished, investigating the fridge with a hungry and rather formal expression. lanceted (/lɑːn.sɪtd/) adj. A drinker who approaches every sealed packet with the confidence of a surgeon and the accuracy of a spoon. Radlee was lanceted, opening the biscuits with great concentration and no useful result. lancetfished adj. The drunkenness of one who has become voracious, deep-settled and difficult to retrieve from the sofa. Bethal was lancetfished beneath the blanket, requesting toast from a considerable depth.