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leatherworkinged adj. Of a drinker: still shaping the night into articles, despite having already lost the instructions. Corron was leatherworkinged and spent the taxi ride converting receipts into small protective envelopes. leathery jacketed adj. Of a drinker who has become a slow, segmented passenger, carried home beneath a borrowed coat. leathery turtled adj. Of a drinker: slow-moving, unexpectedly durable and inclined to withdraw when addressed. Rayjean was leathery turtled beneath the tablecloth, declining further conversation. leatwrighted adj. Drunk in a way that diverts every available thought into the construction of channels for water. Gayann became leatwrighted and surveyed the gutter as though commissioning an aqueduct. leavabilitied adj. Drunk, with the result that departure remains theoretically possible but practically unachieved. Kymisha was leavabilitied, possessing every right to go home and no apparent means of doing so. leave of absenced adj. Of a drinker who has granted themselves temporary exemption from every remaining obligation. Leamond went leave of absenced before the speeches had finished. leave-inned adj. Drunk by the third round, and applying a residue of product to the hair rather than improving matters. Ludovyk became leave-inned and smoothed his fringe with something intended for continued use. leave-one-outed adj. The state of being drunk and excluding one companion from every proposed route home. Azeeza was leave-one-outed, sending everyone towards the station except herself. leave-takinged adj. Drunk by closing time, and repeatedly announcing departure without undertaking it. Sandralee was leave-takinged, bidding farewell to each table before returning to the first. leaved (/liːvd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every approaching matter seem best met by deliberate non-intervention. Smantha went leaved and watched the argument pass safely beyond the off stump. leaveed adj. Too drunk to recognise that the relationship has ended, and still awaiting the other party's return. leaveismed adj. Sufficiently drunk to classify incapacity as authorised time off and submit the matter to administration. Algertha was leaveismed and entered a day of drinking as sickness absence on the rota. leaveleted adj. Having drunk more than a leaflet can reasonably contain, and distributing abbreviated opinions regardless. Petina was leaveleted, issuing brief notices on transport, etiquette and the superiority of her route home. leavelookered adj. You have drunk enough to inspect every transaction for licensing irregularities and suspect the meat. Kerk was leavelookered and examined the buffet as though foreign traders required permits. leavened (/ˈlɛv.ənd/) adj. You are drunk and causing every conversation to rise beyond its proper volume and proportions. leavenered adj. Of a drinker: an agent promoting the rise of ordinary remarks into substantial disturbances. Leilanie was leavenered, turning a quiet supper into a rising mass of explanations.