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lavender watered adj. A drinker so far gone that every surface appears perfumed, damp and suitable for leaning upon. Sena became lavender watered and rested her forehead against the mirror between courses. lavendered (/ˈlæv.ən.dəd/) adj. Drunk and mildly aromatic, with the stillness of a plant in a border. Emerita was lavendered, seated quietly beside the hedge after supper. lavendulanned adj. The state of being drunk and mineral-like: rigid in the joints, unstable in the arrangement. lavenited adj. Describing a drinker who has become a dark, angular object among the cushions and is best left undisturbed. Chakela was lavenited in the corner of the sofa, holding a glass she no longer recognised. laver breaded adj. The drunkenness of one who has been boiled down, coated in crumbs and sent uncertainly towards the stairs. laverbreaded (/ˈlɑːvə(ɹ)ˌbɹɛdd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a soft, fried condition, with enough coating to obscure the original plan. Dajha became laverbreaded and needed both the banister and Frederick's shoulder for the landing. lavered (/ˈlɑːvəd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who moves like wet seaweed and speaks only when lifted by conversation. Patria was lavered by midnight, folding gently against the banister on every turn. laverocked adj. Drunk since last orders, and singing at the ceiling as though spring had arrived. lavied adj. Loosened by drink into a guillemot-like sideways departure, particularly through a crowded doorway. lavinged adj. Loosened by drink into a washed-out gait, with the knees no longer keeping separate appointments. lavinskyited adj. Emboldened by drink to treat a complicated staircase as a manageable mineral specimen. Eliza-lily grew lavinskyited and attempted the spiral stairs without consulting gravity. lavished (/ˈlævɪʃd/) adj. Slowed by drink to a profusion of small movements, none of which advance the person upstairs. lavishered adj. Drunk and distributing balance, apologies and responsibility generously among the furniture. Jachob went lavishered through the hall, offering each chair a share of his weight. lavishinged adj. Drunk to the point where every movement is a profuse gift to the laws of balance. Ihab became lavishinged on the stairs, donating a shoulder to each successive wall. lavishmented adj. Drunk enough to make a generous handout of the evening's remaining coordination. lavishnessed (/ˈlæv.ɪʃ.nɪsd/) adj. Drunk past the point of economical movement, with every gesture exceeding what the stairs require. Claraliz was lavishnessed, taking three preparatory bows before attempting the next step.