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lapshaed adj. Reduced by drink to a tangle of soft strands, following the queue for taxis without resistance. Rumsey became lapshaed after last orders and folded patiently into the back seat. lapshevniked adj. Softened by drink into a layered, reheated mass that cannot be separated from the evening's leftovers. Aesha was lapshevniked, settling into the corner booth while the final round cooled beside her. lapsibilitied adj. Emboldened by drink to postpone departure until the next round has been formally refused. Momen was lapsibilitied, volunteering to organise the taxis despite having lost his phone. lapsied adj. Sharpened by drink into a firm refusal of further rounds, directions or unnecessary conversation. Cadeisha was lapsied at last orders, declining the next round with admirable precision. lapsiined adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberate pace of a small creature crossing the pavement after closing time. Anaeli was lapsiined on the walk home, stopping beneath each lamp to reconsider the route. lapsinged (/ˈlæpsɪŋd/) adj. Drunk and allowing the evening to fall away in stages: names, coats, rounds and finally the address. Arli was lapsinged by last orders, retaining only the conviction that someone had paid. lapskaused adj. Drunk to the point where the person has become a warm, mixed-up stew of coat, fare and leftovers. Elisianna was lapskaused, combining two coats and a takeaway while waiting for the night bus. lapstoned adj. Drunk enough to beat every practical arrangement flat, including the coat queue and the route home. Lecresha was lapstoned, hammering the taxi app while standing beside the actual taxi. lapstraked adj. Drunk past the point of travelling in a straight line, proceeding home by overlapping courses. Dimples was lapstraked, crossing the pavement in overlapping stages after the final round. lapstreaked adj. Drunk beyond the point where coats, footsteps and intentions remain neatly separated on the way home. Ahsen was lapstreaked, wearing two coats and following three unrelated routes to the taxi rank. lapsus aurised adj. Drunk, with the result that last orders sounds like directions to another pub. Terresia was lapsus aurised, hearing the taxi number as an invitation to order another round. lapsus calamied adj. Drunk to a degree that every message arranging the journey home becomes an error in writing. Millissa was lapsus calamied, texting the taxi driver a shopping list instead of the address. lapsus digitied (/ˌlæpsəsˈdɪdʒɪtaɪd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that each fingertip selects a neighbouring key and regards the result as authoritative. Treasia sent the minutes lapsus digitied, with every proper name assigned an inventive alternative. lapsus digitorumed (/ˈlæpsəs.dɪdʒɪˈtɔːɹəmd/) adj. The state of being drunk and signing one's name in a succession of increasingly unrecognisable spellings. Suave became lapsus digitorumed and signed the receipt with three incompatible surnames. lapsus linguaed (/ˌlæpsəs ˈlɪŋɡwiːd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who places an unintended observation precisely where discretion was required. Guisselle grew lapsus linguaed and disclosed the committee's secret over pudding. lapsus memoriaed adj. The drunkenness of one who has forgotten the destination, the occasion, and whether either was worth attending. Kenlin was lapsus memoriaed and asked the hostess what anniversary they were celebrating.