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lay vicared adj. Sufficiently drunk to join the choir without invitation and supply its missing confidence. lay-bied (/ˈleɪ.baɪd/) adj. You have drunk enough to require a proper roadside interval, preferably with witnesses and crisps. Shimere became lay-bied before the motorway, leaving Rayahna to guard both luggage and dignity. lay-brothered adj. Of a drinker: quietly attached to communal service, with no expectation of clerical promotion. Christohper became lay-brothered after the port and took responsibility for refilling every glass. lay-byed adj. You are drunk and parked socially at the edge of proceedings until someone comes for you. Taksh was lay-byed beside the cloakroom, while Lasean collected his coat and remaining plans. lay-downed adj. The drunkenness of one who places every possession on the floor and expects others to remember where. lay-inned adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a nearby glass for the basket and attempted the shot regardless. Keelia became lay-inned and tossed a cork directly towards the fruit bowl. lay-offed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where employment appears a temporary arrangement. Iniya was lay-offed, postponing every task until funding improved. lay-outed adj. Drunk to the point where every object has been arranged, but not within useful limits. Akoni was lay-outed, placing the glasses in a careful and unusable pattern. lay-upped adj. Reduced by drink to making short, careful advances, each one banking off the nearest solid surface. Isaure went lay-upped against the wall and reached the bedroom by successive rebounds. layabouted (/ˈleɪəˌbaʊtd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every request for help becomes an invitation to remain horizontal. layaed adj. A drinker who keeps the tempo, though everyone else has stopped following the music. Weston became layaed and tapped steadily through Tawfik's explanation of the taxi arrangement. layawayed adj. The state of being drunk and stored out of circulation while friends preserve you for collection. laybacked adj. The condition of a drinker who drops backwards with theatrical grace and leaves companions to check the furniture. laybied adj. Of a drinker: stopped at the side of the evening, with companions acting as emergency services. Anson went laybied beside the buffet, and Jovanne supplied water at regular intervals. layclerked adj. Describing a drinker who sings professionally in spirit, if not in the relevant building. Iba was layclerked after the wine, providing a cathedral-quality refrain for the washing-up. laydeed adj. Softened by drink into addressing strangers as household staff and expecting prompt service.