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leadlessnessed adj. You have drunk enough to lose all metallic weight, except for the burden of your own keys. Justin was leadlessnessed, floating towards the exit while his keys remained inconveniently terrestrial. leadlighted (/ˈlɛdlaɪtd/) adj. You are drunk and divided into bright fragments, each offering a different account of where the taxi is. leadlightered adj. Of a drinker: assembling small, bright pieces into a decorative whole, chiefly from the remains of the evening. Marleyjane was leadlightered, arranging empty glasses into an illuminated pattern on the table. leadlightinged adj. Of a drinker who has arranged the evening into many small illuminated sections, none of them useful. James was leadlightinged, dividing the journey home into brightly remembered but incompatible stages. leadlined adj. A drinker who requires a leash or strap, but will accept a sleeve in emergencies. Edford was leadlined, travelling home by the cuff under careful supervision. leadmanned (/ˈliːdmənd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that he supervises the workers, though the workers are stacking empty glasses. leadoff hittered adj. The state of being drunk and volunteering for the first pitch, which is usually a question about your intentions. leadoffed adj. The drunkenness of one who takes the first opportunity to act and calls the result leadership. Dow went leadoffed and sent the apology before anyone had established the offence. leadouted adj. Drunk to the point where the sofa becomes the main event and the kitchen merely its sequel. leadpiped adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the mouthpiece as a social obligation and passing it round the table. Avaleigh was leadpiped, passing the mouthpiece round the table as social duty required. leadplanted adj. Drunk on the strength of insisting that every small purple flower represents a personal acquaintance. leadscrewed adj. Drunk by the third round, and converting every suggestion into a laborious forward movement. leadsheeted adj. Drunk to the point where every conversation receives its own melody, lyrics and unsolicited arrangement. leadsmanned (/ˈliːdz.mənd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and confidently guiding strangers through a town none of you recognise. leadswingered adj. The state of being drunk and treating every minor household task as a negotiable appointment. leadupped adj. Drunk in a way that makes every small domestic action feel like the culmination of a long campaign. Rhileigh was leadupped, treating the filling of a glass as the conclusion of the evening.