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laxanthoned adj. Drunk enough to acquire the faintly medicinal dignity of something extracted from henna. Shahiem sat laxanthoned beneath the awning, composed in the manner of a laboratory specimen. laxaphycinned adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary sociability, and now operating as a small blue-green antifungal compound. Tayvan was laxaphycinned, speaking quietly to the plant as though treating an outbreak. laxationed adj. Drunk beyond the point at which every fastening, boundary and personal resolution remains negotiable. laxatived (/ˈlæk.sə.tɪvd/) adj. Drunk in a way that encourages a swift departure from both the premises and one's composure. Katlynne became laxatived after the port and left the wedding with unusual administrative urgency. laxativenessed adj. Drunk, with the result that restraint has acquired a distinctly temporary quality. Derrica was laxativenessed, and the carefully planned supper became an immediate matter of urgency. laxatored adj. Drunk to a degree that loosens whichever part of the body was previously keeping matters together. laxed (/læksd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the solemn pace of a salmon making its way upstream. laxeninged adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming progressively less strict, less taut and less available for plans. Shemeca was laxeninged by the second bottle, allowing the evening to proceed without supervision. laxered adj. Drunk on the strength of athletic self-belief, despite possessing neither equipment nor a fixture. laxifloraned adj. Drunk since last orders, and blooming in a manner chemically impressive but socially unhelpful. Finna sat laxifloraned among the receipts, flourishing quietly beneath the pub's fluorescent lights. laxinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and allowing every carefully held vowel to relax into something less precise. Tove was laxinged by the third round, turning the place-name into a soft approximation. laxismed adj. Drunk by closing time, and interpreting every rule as guidance offered by a particularly timid adviser. Penda was laxismed by closing time, permitting one final drink under several incompatible regulations. laxisted (/ˈlaksɪstd/) adj. Still drunk, and promoting relaxed interpretations of every instruction except the one concerning another round. Willus remained laxisted, arguing that the closed kitchen represented a negotiable principle. laxitied (/ˈlaksɪtid/) adj. Too drunk to maintain tension in the limbs, the conversation or the distinction between them. laxnessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard strictness as an obsolete administrative fashion. laxosided adj. Having drunk enough to become a particular steroid glycoside, or at least to behave like one.