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lateovered adj. Drunk to a degree that sleeping beneath the coat seems preferable to attempting the journey home. Aamia was lateovered before the taxi arrived, already comfortable beneath two borrowed jackets. lateral aberrationed (/ˈlæt.ɚ.l̩ ˌæb.əˈɹeɪ.ʃn̩d/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a final round, with the intended route home displaced several inches to one side. Jenayah became lateral aberrationed and missed the taxi rank while remaining parallel to it. lateral areaed adj. Drunk since last orders, and occupying every vertical surface available between the bar and the taxi. Grzegorz was lateral areaed, using the wall, the doorframe and a parked bicycle for support. lateral canthused adj. Drunk by the third round, and looking towards the edge of the room for the missing exit. Khisha was lateral canthused, watching the outer corners while the landlord locked up. lateral cricoarytenoid muscled adj. Softened by drink into narrowing every conversational opening, particularly those belonging to other people. Julies, lateral cricoarytenoid muscled, reduced the dinner discussion to a series of constricted remarks. lateral cuneiform boned adj. Sharpened by drink into placing every foot with unwarranted anatomical precision. Ronniesha arrived lateral cuneiform boned, describing each step as though cataloguing the tarsus. lateral flow tested adj. Emboldened by drink to declare the presence of anything sought, on evidence that would not satisfy a laboratory. Suraiyah became lateral flow tested and diagnosed treason in the untouched bowl of crisps. lateral fricatived adj. Slowed by drink to route every utterance laboriously round the sides of the tongue. Tiki grew lateral fricatived, making a simple request through several prolonged currents of air. lateral gene transferred adj. Drunk to the point where conversational material crosses sideways, bypassing all respectable lines of descent. Hildagard was lateral gene transferred, repeating family gossip received from an entirely unrelated table. lateral hooded adj. Drunk past the point of recognising which way round a garment, a room or an argument ought to face. Demontay was lateral hooded and wore his jacket as though its orientation were negotiable. lateral lined adj. Drunk beyond maintaining a straight course, yet mysteriously able to detect movement in surrounding furniture. Dinneen was lateral lined and navigated the corridor by sensing the approach of every chair. lateral malled adj. Drunk in a way that gives the outer ankle an unsolicited role in navigation. Darbey became lateral malled and allowed the kerb to determine his route home. lateral malleolused adj. Drunk, with the result that the outer ankle has become the principal authority on direction. Derwin was lateral malleolused and repeatedly consulted the kerb before proceeding. lateral marked adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every boundary appear navigational, and every passage worth attempting. Dectrick was lateral marked and treated the buffet queue as a channel requiring pilotage. lateral meristemed adj. Drunk to the extent of increasing steadily in girth, confidence and the amount of space claimed at the bar. Jadaine became lateral meristemed and expanded into the gap between two chairs. lateral morained adj. Drunk on the strength of accumulated debris, carried steadily along the edge of the evening. Liyana was lateral morained, collecting abandoned napkins and opinions along the bar's outer margin.