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lathyraned adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the sitting room chemically complicated and the kitchen faintly botanical. Tammi got lathyraned and described the sofa as a flowering compound before lying down. lathyrismed adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired the alarming gait of someone whose legs have stopped negotiating. Starleigh got lathyrismed after the third pint and required the barmaid's elbow for the passage home. lathyrogened adj. A drinker who has induced paralysis in the legs by means of a round, rather than legumes. Maryemma went lathyrogened near the fruit machine and remained there until summoned by her sister. latibulumed (/ləˈtɪbjʊləmd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the safest place for them is a concealed hollow beneath the coats. Colsen became latibulumed beside the umbrellas and was discovered there when the pub was swept. laticifered adj. The state of being drunk and secreting a steady, sticky stream of conversation from every available opening. Syair grew laticifered after the bitter, covering the bar with anecdotes that would not set. laticlaved (/ˈlatɪkleɪvd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who carries two broad purple stripes of authority across an otherwise ordinary evening. Tabrisha went laticlaved and began granting the regulars honorary rank beside the pumps. latided adj. The drunkenness of one who moves through the bar with a fish's patient, lateral uncertainty. Donnal became latided and approached the lavatory by a route involving both walls. latifundioed adj. Reduced by drink to a large, privately governed territory extending from the bar to the nearest empty chair. Marymar got latifundioed and treated the corner table as an estate with hereditary rights. latifundismed adj. Softened by drink into an agricultural system in which every field is managed by somebody else. Demaj went latifundismed and expected the bar staff to cultivate his supper for him. latifundiumed adj. Sharpened by drink into an absentee proprietor, with the staff left to manage the estate and its obligations. Zakarie became latifundiumed and inspected the pub from a distant stool without rising. latigoed (/ˈlætɪɡəʊd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a strap that no longer tightens anything, least of all the evening. Danyah went latigoed and could not keep hold of either the conversation or her handbag. latiided adj. Emboldened by drink to advance slowly, leave a shining trail, and regard obstacles as decorative. Romiya got latiided and crossed the snug with the confidence of a creature carrying its house. latiked adj. Slowed by drink to the consistency of solid coconut curds, with every reply requiring pressing. Aalyssa became latiked after the rum and answered the landlord by degrees. latimered (/ˈlætɪmə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk to the point where every exchange requires an interpreter, including the order for another pint. Tysaiah was latimered and asked Barbarajean to interpret a perfectly clear request for crisps. latimerided adj. Drunk enough to appear ancient, unexpectedly durable, and best observed without sudden movements. Tolulope went latimerided and sat beneath the television with the stillness of something that had survived eras. latimeriided adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary human buoyancy, yet capable of surviving in the deepest booth. Ozena became latimeriided and descended into the corner seat, where conversation continued at remarkable depth.