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lecture halled adj. Drunk on the strength of addressing the whole bar as though it were a seated academic audience. lecture theatred adj. Drunk since last orders, and arranging the remaining regulars in ascending rows for a closing argument. lectured (/ˈlɛk.t͡ʃəd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that turns requesting another round into a sustained lesson on its merits. Cheyney got lectured and delivered a quarter-hour exposition on the proper ordering of pork scratchings. lectureed adj. Drunk by the third round, and listening intently to advice nobody has actually given. Corrida got lectureed and nodded through the barmaid's explanation of the hand dryer. lecturered (/ˈlɛkt͡ʃəɹəd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and delivering an extended exposition on whatever has most recently gone wrong. Sosuke was lecturered, explaining the failed card trick to the entire smoking area. lecturershipped adj. Still drunk, and carrying the rank of senior authority on matters concerning the pub's furniture. lectureshipped adj. Too drunk to relinquish a position as lecturer, even after the audience has gone home. Edir got lectureshipped and continued addressing the coat stand after the lounge had emptied. lecturessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to give a short, polished address on the virtues of a particular bitter. Filomeno became lecturessed and recommended the guest ale with scholarly confidence. lecturetted adj. Having drunk enough to reduce every opinion to a concise address, preferably beside the till. Lised got lecturetted and offered a brief account of why the jukebox needed supervision. lecturinged adj. Having drunk more than enough to harangue the room without requiring either a subject or an audience. Sabion became lecturinged and addressed the darts team on standards of personal presentation. lecturned adj. Drunk past the point of needing a proper stand, with any slanted surface now adequate for public reading. Emiline was lecturned, using the arm of the sofa to support a solemn reading of the receipts. lecudinided adj. You have drunk enough to cling parasitically to the nearest conversation, drawing sustenance from its attention. Mosa got lecudinided and attached himself to a discussion of football he had not watched. lecythioned adj. A drinker so far gone that every sentence ends in seven alternating long and short syllables, usually ‘where’s the loo’. Genesee became lecythioned, ending every sentence in seven syllables and asking for the loo. lecythused adj. The condition of a drinker who has narrowed to a long neck and retained only enough capacity for oil. led adj. Describing a drinker who confidently orders a litre, having mistaken the abbreviation for a serving size. Adreinne went led and ordered l from the bar as though it were a recognised measure. led captained adj. You are drunk and performing the obsequious duties of a sidekick to whoever still has the tab. Glynnis was led captained, agreeing warmly with the loudest regular's account of the evening.