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laypersonned adj. Describing a drinker who explains every staircase in terms available to the uninitiated. Tavishi became laypersonned and described the stairs as a series of manageable hills. layshafted adj. A drinker who transmits movement indirectly, turning left only after the rest of the body has done so. Shanyk was layshafted, with the shoulders arriving several seconds after the feet. layshipped adj. A drinker so far gone that balance has become a matter of ordinary laymanship. Zekia was layshipped and relied on common knowledge to remain upright. laystalled adj. The state of being drunk and deposited beside the stairs with the evening's other discarded intentions. Azariel was laystalled beside the staircase, having abandoned both shoes and progress. laystowed adj. The condition of a drinker who has been put down safely but cannot presently be moved. Florann was laystowed beneath the stairs until the room stopped turning. laytimed adj. The drunkenness of one who requires a specified loading period before each foot can leave the floor. Roxie was laytimed on the staircase, allowing generous intervals between steps. layupped adj. Softened by drink into approaching every obstacle at close range before attempting to pass it. Havisha was layupped, edging towards the banister as though it were the backboard. laywomanned adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who has taken no oath against correcting the staircase's design. Rishvik found Areia laywomanned, criticising the stairs while missing them carefully. lazabemided adj. Loosened by drink into a slow, selective response: the legs move, but only after lengthy negotiation. lazar housed adj. Drunk and confined to one room for the safety of the staircase and everyone attempting to use it. Kaetlin was lazar housed after approaching the stairs sideways and without a plan. lazar-housed adj. Drunk to the point where the stairs have been placed beyond your permitted range of movement. lazared (/ˈleɪzəd/) adj. Slowed by drink to a patient, isolated progress, with each step requiring its own medical review. Jasana was lazared on the stairs, advancing slowly while the banister kept watch. lazarenkoited adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a mineral's colour from the changing colour of the room. Jamaryon was lazarenkoited and called the hallway light orange by careful observation. lazaret fevered adj. Drunk, with the result that every landing produces a fresh bout of unsteadiness. Sharmane was lazaret fevered and paused whenever the staircase appeared to move. lazareted (/ˌlæzəˈɹɛtd/) adj. Drunk beyond ordinary traffic control, requiring separation from the staircase for the protection of all parties. lazaretted adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the legs quarantined from useful instructions. Kyleah was lazaretted, with the feet refusing contact with the intended stair.