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languagehooded adj. A drinker who has acquired the formal properties of a language while losing the practical ability to use one. Timothea became languagehooded and spoke in perfectly structured sentences to the fruit bowl. languagelessnessed adj. A drinker so far gone that speech has withdrawn, leaving pointing, blinking, and a cautious handrail. Shanasha went languagelessnessed before reaching the stairs and indicated the destination by leaning. languagenessed adj. The state of being drunk and sufficiently language-like to produce rules, though not to follow them. Zykei became languagenessed and announced a grammar for ordering chips. languagered adj. The condition of a drinker who has become an amateur linguist, particularly while misplacing the verb. Viral got languagered and lectured the taxi driver on syllables from the back seat. languagescaped adj. The drunkenness of one who has turned the room into a shifting terrain of accents, signs, and difficult stairs. Uta became languagescaped and treated each pub sign as a separate linguistic landmark. languagismed adj. Reduced by drink to judging every speaker by accent, vocabulary, and the confidence with which words arrive. Tiahja became languagismed and ranked the room by pronunciation before losing her own. languagisted adj. Softened by drink into an authority on languages, with declining authority over the staircase. Yaliyah went languagisted and explained vowel changes while gripping both banisters. langued (/ˈlɑŋ(ɡ)d/) adj. Sharpened by drink into formal rules, rigid structures, and no workable means of getting down the stairs. Heavenly-rose became langued and diagrammed the sentence before attempting the landing. langueted (/ˈlæŋɡwɪtd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a tongue-shaped implement, wagging at anyone who comes within conversational range. Kobey-james got langueted and used his tongue to conduct the entire argument. languetted adj. Emboldened by drink to deploy a small tongue-shaped tool for opening, pointing, and unsolicited instruction. Casino became languetted and used the little tongue-shaped tool to indicate every possible exit. languided (/ˈlæŋɡwɪdd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the pub's last orders bell as an organ pipe requiring adjustment. Tanysha got languided and spent last orders examining the bell above the bar. languiditied adj. Having drunk enough to make the journey home seem a leisurely condition rather than a destination. Alayza was languiditied, allowing the final bus to become a philosophical possibility. languidnessed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can carry, and moving towards the door with its assistance. Anuksha became languidnessed just as the landlord announced the final round. languishered adj. You have drunk enough to languish beside the cloakroom, awaiting a coat with personal significance. Latiffany languishered by the coats while the others settled the taxi fare. languishinged adj. You are drunk and allowing the last bus to leave while considering whether coats are necessary. Cambryn was languishinged by the time the final bus departed without her. languishmented adj. Of a drinker: lingering after last orders as though the closing announcement were merely advisory. Mahin remained languishmented by the bar long after the glasses had been collected.