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launderessed adj. Softened by drink into a person who approaches every hard surface as washing that might help. Ze went launderessed and gently polished the stair rail with one sleeve. launderetted (/lɔːnˈdɹɛtd/) adj. Having drunk enough to mistake a public washing facility for a promising venue for further decisions. Roxeanne became launderetted and proposed settling the evening beside the industrial dryers. launderinged adj. Having drunk more than sense permits, and treating the evening as something that can be washed and ironed flat. launderometered adj. You have drunk enough to test every fabric, colour, and poor decision against the same rotating standard. laundressed adj. You are drunk and insisting that every item in reach can be washed before anyone leaves. laundretted adj. Of a drinker: confidently seeking a washing facility whenever the evening presents a fresh problem. Maylis went laundretted and asked the taxi driver to stop outside the nearest washing room. laundried (/ˈlɑn.dɹid/) adj. A drinker who treats every difficulty as a washing to be completed before further thought. laundromated (/ˈlɔːndɹəʊˌmætd/) adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken coin-operated machinery for a reliable method of managing the evening. Katrice went laundromated and tried to pay for another round with tokens from a washing machine. laundromattinged adj. Describing a drinker who has adopted the public laundry as headquarters and is issuing instructions from a plastic chair. laundry balled adj. A drinker so far gone that mechanical tumbling appears a sound substitute for detergent and judgement. laundry basketed adj. The state of being drunk and carrying every loose garment together, regardless of ownership or occasion. Jamile went laundry basketed and gathered six coats before anyone could identify their owners. laundry blued adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a faintly blue certainty that stains are a form of progress. laundry chuted adj. The drunkenness of one who sends each inconvenient possession downwards, trusting the building to sort it out. Giara went laundry chuted and dropped her handbag through the linen shaft. laundry egged adj. Reduced by drink to believing mineral pellets will clean clothes, settle disputes, and possibly improve the taxi journey. laundry lined adj. Softened by drink into standing in a row with other garments, awaiting collection or a decision. Layliah went laundry lined and arranged the guests along the corridor by apparent washability. laundry listed adj. Sharpened by drink into reciting every item misplaced, damaged, or likely to require cleaning. Kedric became laundry listed and documented the pub's missing garments in meticulous order.