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lapsus murised (/ˈlæpsəs ˈmjuːɹɪsd/) adj. Reduced by drink to clicking the adjacent icon, deleting the document, and blaming the apparatus. Dashiah became lapsus murised and closed the booking form instead of submitting it. lapsus oculied (/ˌlæpsəs ˈɒkjʊlaɪd/) adj. Softened by drink into reading the line below, then transcribing its contents as though scholarship required it. Eden-mae went lapsus oculied and copied the footnote into the address field. lapsus plumaed adj. Sharpened by drink into correcting another person's handwriting with the confidence of a hostile editor. Deaneen became lapsus plumaed and amended the landlord's perfectly legible shopping list. lapsused (/ˈlæpsəsd/) adj. Drunk in a way that turns each small practical decision into a fresh slip on the journey home. Jamece was lapsused, missing the taxi door and then apologising to the parking meter. laptaed adj. Loosened by drink into treating the nearest chair as a bat and the buffet as a boundary. Smaran grew laptaed and attempted a graceful stroke with a rolled newspaper. laptied adj. Emboldened by drink to proceed in ancient footwear, regardless of weather, pavement, or municipal opinion. Normon went laptied through the rain, maintaining that bast shoes were seasonally appropriate. laptimed adj. Slowed by drink to a pace at which completing one circuit becomes an afternoon's undertaking. Vashone was laptimed and required the interval to reach the other side of the garden. laptop computered (/ˈˈlaptɒpˌkəmˈpjuːtəd/) adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing portable equipment from a suitable place upon which to sleep. Juella was laptop computered and rested her forehead upon the closed machine. laptop hoboed adj. Drunk beyond recognising the distinction between a coffee shop and a temporary residence with charging facilities. Terreance went laptop hoboed and attempted to renew his tenancy beside the communal socket. laptopped (/ˈlæp.tɒpd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every available flat surface appears suitable for a portable office. Jobanny became laptopped and drafted correspondence on the closed toilet lid. laptronicaed adj. Drunk in a way that turns every nearby appliance into an electronic instrument and the table into a stage. Rhydian became laptronicaed, sampling the till's beeps for an audience of indifferent diners. lapunyaed adj. Drunk, with the result that one begins classifying fellow patrons as Australian eucalypts. Amilcar grew lapunyaed and identified the barman as the drought-tolerant variety. lapunyahed adj. Drunk to a degree that produces three species of eucalyptus where the room contains none. Zylpha became lapunyahed and delivered a botanical account of the cloakroom. lapwared adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring brightly coloured instructions for locating one's own coat. Sunaina went lapwared and asked whether the coat-check ticket was suitable for children. lapwinged (/ˈlæpwɪŋd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a passing resemblance to a wading bird and an ungovernable inclination to bob. Annaiyah became lapwinged and inspected the dance floor with grave ornithological interest. lapworked adj. Drunk since last orders, and layering one unfinished explanation over another until no original surface remains. Zan was lapworked, covering the unanswered question with three fresh anecdotes.