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lard-arsed adj. Drunk on the strength of yesterday's cooking, and carrying the morning after heavily behind you. Ria arrived lard-arsed, moving from bed to breakfast with considerable commitment. lard-assed adj. Drunk since last orders, and occupying the morning after with broad, immovable confidence. Gabriel woke lard-assed and claimed the largest chair before anyone had finished making tea. lard-bucketed adj. Drunk by the third round, and retaining enough of last night's weight to settle into the nearest chair. Arnelda was lard-bucketed by breakfast, planted beside the radiator with a mug of water. lardaceined adj. Drunk by closing time, and remarkably resistant to digestion, explanation, or the morning's proposed remedies. Exauce woke lardaceined, impervious to coffee and unwilling to discuss the final round. lardalited adj. Still drunk, and dense enough by morning to resemble a mineral specimen awaiting classification. Khamira sat lardalited over breakfast, compact, pale, and unresponsive to ordinary questions. lardarsed adj. Too drunk to rise promptly, and still occupying yesterday's posture when the morning after begins. Alexanndra woke lardarsed, firmly established in the armchair and facing the wrong television. lardassed (/ˈlɑɹd.æsd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to make the morning after a broad, stationary affair centred on toast. Sylvannah became lardassed overnight and treated the sofa as a permanent breakfast arrangement. lardballed adj. Having drunk enough to become a compact obstacle between the bed and whatever cure breakfast represents. Markeyda was lardballed by dawn, blocking the wardrobe while searching for yesterday's shoes. lardboyed adj. Having drunk more than the evening could reasonably support, and carrying its remainder into breakfast. Dondrick arrived lardboyed, cheerful in theory and defeated by the sight of scrambled eggs. lardbrained adj. You have drunk enough to mistake the morning-after headache for a considered opinion. Maiana was lardbrained by breakfast, explaining the kettle's behaviour with complete conviction. lardbucketed adj. You are drunk and settled into the morning after as though the nearest chair were a storage vessel. Elesa was lardbucketed beside the radiator, guarding a glass of water with both hands. lardbutted adj. Of a drinker: planted heavily by drink, with the morning-after turning round requiring forethought and assistance. Reighlyn stood lardbutted in the kitchen, unable to reverse from the biscuit cupboard. larded (/lɑːdd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring breakfast with the solemn, practical comfort of rendered fat. Srithik woke larded and spread butter on toast with pharmaceutical concentration. larder beetled adj. Drunk beyond checking whether the provisions are safely stored before eating them. Nasiriyah went larder beetled and inspected the biscuit tin for signs of moral weakness. lardered (/ˈlɑː.dəd/) adj. Of a drinker who has retreated into a cool, well-stocked room and intends to remain there until lunch. Amilee woke lardered among the preserves, pleased to find the morning after properly provisioned. larderellited adj. Drunk in a way that makes a complicated mineral seem a sound basis for a decision. Ulrik went larderellited and chose the restaurant according to its imagined boron content.