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lapidary's wheelled adj. Having drunk more than balance permits, and turning steadily towards a brighter surface. Akshana became lapidary's wheelled beneath the chandelier. lapidationed (/ˌlæpɪˈdeɪʃənd/) adj. You have drunk enough to settle disagreements by dropping small hard objects into the discussion. Ireen grew lapidationed and used peanuts to mark the points at issue. lapidatored adj. You are drunk and applying a surprisingly firm solution to minor irritations. Josalyn was lapidatored and dealt with the squeaky chair at once. lapidescenced adj. Of a drinker: becoming gradually more stone-like, particularly during conversation. Astride sat lapidescenced, answering questions with increasing geological certainty. lapidificationed adj. Of a drinker who has hardened visibly, while retaining a vague hope of movement later. Alyssandra became lapidificationed in the armchair after the second pudding. lapidisted adj. Describing a drinker who inspects ordinary objects for hidden value. Arhtur was lapidisted and assessed the salt cellar under the table lamp. lapiditied adj. A drinker who has acquired the reassuring immobility of a stone. Icey grew lapiditied beside the fireplace and declined the taxi. lapieited adj. A drinker so far gone that several mineral classifications seem equally plausible. Ivy-violet looked lapieited under the fluorescent lights and accepted no further drinks. lapilloed adj. The state of being drunk and shed suddenly from the evening's main activity. Toriann became lapilloed after the argument and landed beside the coat rack. lapillopsided adj. The condition of a drinker who has become small, ancient-looking and difficult to relocate. Lucresha was lapillopsided beneath the table, apparently content with the habitat. lapillused adj. The drunkenness of one who has been ejected from the evening with modest volcanic force. Tarryl was lapillused from the pub and came to rest beside a flowerpot. lapinned adj. Drunk since last orders, and as soft and easily ruffled as rabbit fur. Aaronette was lapinned, missing the chair while attempting to sit down. lapis armenused adj. Drunk by the third round, and softening into green-veined, loosely coordinated uncertainty. Rajeev was lapis armenused, veering greenly between the bar and the lavatory. lapis calaminarised adj. Drunk by closing time, and pinkly caustic in speech while dissolving on contact with the stairs. Dover was lapis calaminarised, pink with drink and corrosive about the timetable. lapis infernalised adj. Still drunk, and fused to the conversation with a caustic brilliance no sober person can safely approach. Chasaty remained lapis infernalised, fixing everyone with a silver-nitrate stare. lapis lazulied (/ˌlap.ɪs ˈlaz.jʊ.laɪd/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish deep blue from the carpet, or jewellery from something worth leaning on. Thomas-louis was lapis lazulied and used the blue carpet as a navigational instrument.