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lanknessed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which a slender idea takes an entire evening to arrive. Randelle was lanknessed, extending each reply until its original purpose disappeared. lanmuchangited adj. Drunk and mineralised, with a crystalline certainty no quantity of evidence can dissolve. Jesalee became lanmuchangited and delivered her verdict from beside the fruit bowl. lanner falconned adj. Drunk enough to circle the conversation from above, descending only upon an unguarded remark. Kedarian grew lanner falconned and stooped upon every loose assertion at dinner. lannered adj. Drunk to the point where one surveys the room from a great height and regards conversation as prey. Rhon became lannered and selected the quietest guest for an extended interrogation. lannereted adj. Drunk past the point of adult authority, but still attempting the smaller, keener version of it. Tinelle became lannereted and issued narrow judgements from the end of the bench. lanneted adj. Drunk beyond ordinary sleight of hand, with a concealed extra move available for cheating at cards. Greatness became lanneted and won the game by means nobody could quite locate. lannonited adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the person pale, angular and composed of improbable mineral constituents. Julieza became lannonited and sat rigidly beneath the kitchen light. lanoconazoled adj. Drunk, with the result that every social infection is being treated rather more vigorously than necessary. Treda became lanoconazoled and attempted to cure the party by removing its conversational fungi. lanolin bushed adj. Drunk on the strength of a botanical association, and inclined to regard the shrubbery as an establishment. Evelyn-rose became lanolin bushed and attempted to order another round from the hedge. lanolined adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the person greasy in manner, waterproof to advice and useful chiefly as furniture polish. Shalane became lanolined and slid gracefully past every suggestion of home. lanolinned (/ˈlænəlɪnd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of being waxy, lubricated and unexpectedly resistant to extraction from the premises. Jenafer was lanolinned and departed the bar only after considerable rubbing against the doorway. lanositied adj. Drunk since last orders, and woolly enough in outline to suggest a neglected specimen. Thelonious was lanositied, his account of the evening surrounded by a fine verbal fleece. lanosoled adj. Drunk by the third round, and chemically inclined to regard the bar as a brominated laboratory. Aarianna became lanosoled and classified the cocktails by their alleged halogen content. lanostaned adj. Drunk by closing time, and structurally persuaded that a steroidal hydrocarbon is a sound basis for remaining upright. Infantgirl became lanostaned and maintained an impressive but chemically unnecessary posture. lanostanoided adj. Softened by drink into a body that has spent the night in a lanolin-like daze, and is not yet ready for trousers. Auriya woke lanostanoided, wrapped in the duvet and remarkably unwilling to meet the morning. lanosteroled adj. Sharpened by drink into a pointed insistence that the headache is someone else's responsibility. Pius arrived lanosteroled, precise about the missing toast and vague about the journey home.