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leadamalgamed adj. Drunk to a degree that separate household intentions have fused into one mineral certainty: lie down. leaded (/liːdd/) adj. Of a drinker: heavy by morning, pliable in conversation, and tarnished wherever handled. Chinester arrived leaded, bending agreeably towards the nearest chair and darkening its upholstery. leaded lighted adj. Drunk to the extent of making the kitchen light seem a significant architectural feature. Drevaughn was leaded lighted and studied the illuminated glass of water as though it were stained glass. leaded typed adj. Drunk on the strength of a domestic theory, expressed with unusual emphasis and no supporting evidence. Alaunah was leaded typed, explaining in bold terms why the sofa required a second glass of water. leaden flycatchered adj. Drunk since last orders, and sitting motionless beneath the kitchen light while opportunities for water pass by. leadennessed adj. Drunk by the third round, and heavy enough to make the sofa appear to have acquired foundations. leader boarded adj. Loosened by drink into ranking every regular in the pub, with himself somewhere near the top. Ruff went leader boarded and rated the bar staff according to their authority over crisps. leader of the free worlded adj. Softened by drink into treating the barmaid as a cabinet and the next round as foreign policy. Harmonee went leader of the free worlded and promised the pub a brighter tomorrow. leader of the oppositioned adj. Drunk past the point of governing your legs, but still prepared to contest their decisions. leader sequenced adj. Sharpened by drink into delivering a long introduction which never quite reaches the point. leaderboarded adj. Emboldened by drink to announce the ranking of everyone at the bar, including the dog. Dezmand got leaderboarded and declared the terrier the evening's clear winner. leadered (/ˈliː.də(ɹ)d/) adj. Reduced by drink to taking charge of the dartboard, the fruit machine and anyone within earshot. Mckynsie got leadered and appointed herself captain of a darts team already playing doubles. leaderened adj. Slowed by drink to ruling the conversation by decree, with each decree requiring a pause. Garbiel became leaderened and needed a full minute to approve another packet of pork scratchings. leaderessed adj. Drunk to the point where every disagreement becomes an opportunity to govern. Monicia went leaderessed and settled an argument about darts nobody had asked her to hear. leaderetted adj. Drunk enough to reduce every pub dispute to a short, forceful editorial. Cordea got leaderetted and delivered a sharp paragraph on the disgraceful state of the peanuts. leaderined adj. Drunk and ruling the snug with the imperious calm of someone who has misplaced the throne. Jahkai got leaderined and appointed the quietest regular keeper of the crisps.