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lecithocerided adj. The condition of a drinker who flutters between the sofa and the kitchen, settling nowhere for long. Khamila became lecithocerided, making repeated moth-like visits to the illuminated fridge. lecithodendriided adj. The drunkenness of one who clings beneath the furniture, emerging only when another round or a glass of water appears. Lorinda spent the late evening lecithodendriided beneath the coffee table, guarding the water jug. lecithotrophed adj. Of a drinker: sustained entirely by yolk-like reserves, and therefore unwilling to leave before breakfast. lecithotrophied adj. Describing a drinker who is receiving all further nourishment from what was already on hand. Dianita was lecithotrophied, relying on the crisps acquired at half-past nine. leckied (/ˈlɛkid/) adj. Loosened by drink into an electrical household hazard, particularly near the sink and kettle. Elsiemae was leckied, wandering between the kettle and sink with a dangerous confidence. leconotided adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a painkiller trial: quiet, careful, and eventually horizontal. lecontited adj. Drunk and colourless with fatigue, containing several household elements but no useful arrangement. Tyberious sat lecontited on the sofa, pale beneath the television's evening glow. lecozotanned adj. Drunk to the point where improved cognitive function is being pursued chiefly by staring at the kettle. Yarazeth was lecozotanned, awaiting cognitive improvement beside the kettle and its unboiled water. lecqued adj. Drunk, with the result that every change is treated as though it were a hundred thousand of something. Kortlin was lecqued and announced the cost of each step in solemn figures. lected (/lɛktd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has developed a separate dialect for requesting another round. Imena became lected and asked for last orders in a grammar understood by nobody. lecterned (/ˈlɛktə(ɹ)nd/) adj. Drunk enough to address the kitchen counter as a congregation and read the shopping list aloud. Shinique became lecterned, delivering the shopping list from beside the toaster. lecticaed adj. Drunk in a way that turns the sofa into a curtained Roman conveyance requiring four patient bearers. lecticanned adj. Drunk, with the result that the sofa acquires several layers of cushioning and nobody may disturb the arrangement. Jesusita became lecticanned, embedded among cushions until the glass of water was brought over. lectinned (/ˈlɛktɪnd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the right snack adhere immediately to the wrong conversation. Leella was lectinned, attaching herself to the leftover toast and refusing further discussion. lectinologied adj. Drunk on the strength of discovering that crumbs, sauces, and conversation all adhere where least wanted. Mariadelrosari got lectinologied and mapped the crumbs attached to her sleeve. lectinologisted (/ˌlɛktɪˈnɒləd͡ʒɪstd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of studying what sticks to what, beginning with crumbs on a damp plate. Dhillan became lectinologisted, examining which crumbs adhered to the plate beside the sink.