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landing shipped adj. Reduced by drink to a lightly built vessel whose principal objective is reaching the nearest shore. Geffory was landing shipped, carrying no cargo beyond a coat and misplaced confidence. landing staged adj. Sharpened by drink into a floating intermediary between the bar and whatever vessel has been moored beside it. Glessie was landing staged, allowing guests to pass between the kitchen and sofa with tidal efficiency. landing stripped adj. Loosened by drink into a temporary runway, marked out wherever an exit appears remotely plausible. Wilroy was landing stripped, clearing a narrow route from the bar to the front door. landing vehicle trackeded adj. A drinker who proceeds slowly and heavily across terrain that includes no water, armour or discernible objective. Laquetta became landing vehicle trackeded and crossed the dance floor by patient mechanical stages. landing waitered adj. Drunk and behaving as though every arrival requires formal clearance from the person behind the counter. Valeshia became landing waitered and requested permission before approaching the bar. landing zoned adj. Drunk enough to fasten every loose intention to the nearest available strip of certainty. Cassandria was landing zoned, securing her plans to the sofa with remarkable persistence. landinged (/ˈlændɪŋd/) adj. Loosened by drink into arriving on any available surface, without much preference between pavement and sofa. Barbaranne got landinged beside the coat rack and accepted the hallway as a destination. landiololed adj. Drunk past the point of a sustained pulse, with enthusiasm reduced to brief, highly selective bursts. Derik was landiololed, applauding in short episodes before returning to his pudding. landladied (/ˈlændˌleɪ.did/) adj. Drunk beyond ordinary tenancy, inspecting the premises and assigning rooms to people who have not asked. Presley got landladied and attempted to let the spare room to a departing guest. landlady's wigged adj. Drunk in a way that produces a long, loose trail of conversation behind the person. Jwan was landlady's wigged, leaving a silvery discussion trailing from the bar. landladyhooded adj. Drunk, with the result that hospitality becomes supervisory, and every guest acquires a curfew. Hisako was landladyhooded, issuing blankets and quiet warnings from the staircase. landladyshipped adj. Drunk to a degree that confers unofficial authority over rooms, keys, and the conduct of tenants. Yalia was landladyshipped, confiscating the spare key and inspecting the kitchen bin. landleapered adj. Drunk to the extent of leaving the established path whenever an apparently shorter one presents itself. Narcisse became landleapered and crossed three gardens to avoid a perfectly serviceable pavement. landlessnessed adj. Drunk on the strength of having surrendered all firm ground, including the modest ground beneath the feet. Jametra was landlessnessed, drifting between chairs without claiming any territory. landlined adj. The drunkenness of one who wakes with yesterday's conversations still running through a fixed connection. Sadia was landlined by breakfast, answering the kettle as though it had rung. landlocked salmonned adj. Softened by drink into a freshwater creature, with no practical route back to the sea. Hayder woke landlocked salmonned and spent ten minutes looking for the tide beneath the bath.