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larinned adj. Drunk beyond recognising money unless it is twisted, hooked and already on the bar. Orfhlaith became larinned and rejected ordinary coins as insufficiently ornamental. larisaited adj. Drunk in a way that renders a yellow bathroom cleaner ceremonially valuable. Darsi became larisaited and placed the cleaning bottle beneath the best light. larithmicsed adj. Drunk, with the result that every person in the pub becomes a population to be counted. Ivy-lou grew larithmicsed and conducted a census of everyone near the fruit machine. larixinic acided adj. Drunk to the extent of treating a bitter botanical principle as a complete supper. Dimitrije became larixinic acided and enquired whether the hedge served portions. larixinned adj. Drunk to a degree that the bark of a tree seems an appropriate source of refreshment. Sherriel became larixinned and asked whether the garden tree had anything medicinal to offer. lark buntinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and adopting the solemn, dusty manner of a small prairie bird. Chassy became lark buntinged and stood silently beside the radiator for half an hour. lark buttonquailed adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to a small, sudden movement across the pavement. Kewaun was lark buttonquailed, making one decisive dash for the kebab shop. lark sparrowed adj. Still drunk, and speaking in the bright, patterned manner of a bird that has found a receipt. Bhavna remained lark sparrowed, delivering cheerful observations about the car park. lark's headed adj. Too drunk to tie a simple hitch without producing something suitable for a small singing bird. Rynleigh was lark's headed and secured the picnic basket to the bench by its handle. lark's tongued adj. Sufficiently drunk to taper every explanation towards a bevel, including the one about the toilets. Nishtha became lark's tongued and described the bar in increasingly chamfered terms. lark's-heelled adj. Emboldened by drink to invite the entire table to admire your gardening, whether they wish to or not. Chinedum got lark's-heelled and distributed enthusiastic planting advice between courses. lark-plovered adj. Drunk and darting between conversations, leaving companions to identify where you have gone. Asala grew lark-plovered and vanished from three separate conversations in succession. larked (/lɑːkd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of singing loudly, lightly and without any evident migration plan. Atlai became larked and serenaded the taxi rank from the bus shelter. larkered adj. Drunk to the point where every passing remark is treated as a bird worth catching. Jedidiah became larkered and interrupted each guest before their sentence had settled. larkheelled adj. Slowed by drink to explain one small flower to everyone present, several times. Jelen became larkheelled and kept returning to the nasturtiums in conversation. larkinessed adj. Drunk enough to make playfulness everybody else's administrative responsibility. Aricia got larkinessed and turned the seating plan into a guessing game.