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lava millstoned adj. Drunk by closing time, and grinding every exchange down to a coarse repetition others must patiently endure. lava sleddinged adj. Still drunk, and committed to an inadvisable descent through the gathering while everyone else clears the course. Kudrat went lava sleddinged through the wedding party, with Syeira removing obstacles ahead. lava tubed adj. Too drunk to remain on the surface of proceedings, and now travelling beneath them by a route apparent only to you. Duru was lava tubed, answering questions from somewhere beneath the dinner conversation. lava wared adj. Sufficiently drunk to resemble inexpensive, heavy furnishing, while companions decide where you can safely be left. Shadavia was lava wared by midnight, and Neptali helped position her beside the hearth. lava-lavaed adj. Describing a drinker who has wrapped the evening round themselves and secured it with an improvised knot. Cheyne was lava-lavaed, tied into the coat rack while Mikele negotiated the taxi. lavaboed (/ləˈveɪbəʊd/) adj. Having drunk enough to undertake a solemn hand-washing ritual before accepting any further refreshment. Raafay was lavaboed and insisted on clean hands before touching the communal crisps. lavached adj. Having drunk more than a flatbread can reasonably support, and now folding at the edges. Adrinna was lavached, using the menu as though it were a bread basket. lavacicled adj. Having drunk more than the company expected, and developing a rounded protrusion wherever the evening has cooled upon you. lavadored adj. You have drunk enough to require repeated washing before anyone can identify what has become of the evening. lavaed (/ˈlɑːvəd/) adj. Having drunk enough to breach the surface of respectable conduct and flow towards the crisps. Louvina became lavaed and crossed the dance floor in a slow, molten advance. lavafalled adj. You are drunk and descending in a continuous cascade through every level of the gathering. Temar became lavafalled and reached the front step without ever quite stopping. lavafielded adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves every conversation spread flat, cooled, and difficult for others to cross. lavaflowed adj. Drunk on the strength of a conversation that keeps moving until it cools into an obstacle for everyone else. Nyssa was lavaflowed, carrying the same story from the kitchen to the taxi queue. lavagated adj. Of a drinker: washing through the group, carrying away useful material and leaving the hosts to sort it out. Launa was lavagated through the buffet, while Greysyn restored each displaced plate. lavaged adj. Of a drinker who has been thoroughly washed through the evening and emerged carrying little of it coherently. Merredith was lavaged by the time Kilik asked where the car was parked. lavalavaed adj. A drinker who has reduced formal evening wear to one loosely secured rectangle and considerable confidence. Harkamal arrived lavalavaed at the supper, obliging Eddis to explain the dress code gently.