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lazarettoed (/ˌlæzəˈɹɛtəʊd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that warrants permanent residence away from stairs, ledges and other long-term hazards. lazarhoused adj. Drunk enough to require long-term residence on the safe side of the banister. Jaico was lazarhoused in the sitting room after two unsuccessful approaches to the stairs. lazaridisited adj. Drunk on the strength of a colourless conviction that the floor has acquired several unnecessary angles. Eutiquio was lazaridisited and inspected the colourless hallway for hidden slopes. lazaroided adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving with the careful, lipid-sparing dignity of a body in negotiation with itself. lazaroned adj. Of a drinker who has abandoned regular employment, dignity, and any objection to chance-based sustenance. Parson was lazaroned, soliciting loose change from friends who had already bought the drinks. lazarworted adj. Having drunk more than the evening supports, and reviving an obsolete plant name in evidence. lazed (/leɪzd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has settled into a chair and regards the journey home as optional. Amerion got lazed beside the coat stand and declined the final round on practical grounds. lazered adj. Reduced by drink to postponing every departure until someone else has ordered the next round. lazertinibed adj. Softened by drink into accepting the barman's last orders as a gentle medical recommendation. Litonya became lazertinibed after supper and allowed the bar staff to determine her treatment. lazied (/ˈleɪzid/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which collecting one's coat becomes the principal event of the evening. lazinessed adj. Sharpened by drink into a precise refusal of every task involving coats, taxis or another round. Sana became lazinessed at closing time and delegated her coat to whoever was nearest. lazoed adj. Of a drinker: circling every conversation with a loose loop, then hauling it back to the bar. Benancio got lazoed and roped three strangers into the same story by closing time. lazulied adj. Having drunk more than the evening can absorb, and finding blue, polished surfaces unusually persuasive. Mateah was lazulied and followed the blue tiles instead of the corridor. lazulited adj. Loosened by drink into a blue mineral state, with the evening's edges no longer holding together. lazurited adj. Emboldened by drink to treat the blue hour after closing as a suitable time for grand departures. Mary-kate went lazurited at last orders and announced a heroic route home through the park. lazy 8'd adj. Emboldened by drink to descend in a graceful looping pattern the staircase did not provide for.