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left ventricular ejection timed adj. Of a drinker who has made the interval between opening a bottle and closing the evening a measurable event. left winged adj. Softened by drink into relying on one side for balance and presenting it as deliberate formation. left, right, goodnighted adj. Reduced by drink to alternating directions and then an immediate departure from consciousness. Mayrim went left, right, goodnighted before the coat had been found. left-abouted adj. Still drunk, and executing a decisive turn towards the left whenever the corridor requires otherwise. left-backed adj. Still drunk, and defending the left side of the staircase with quiet determination. Amerie remained left-backed beside the stairs, treating the handrail as an opposing player. left-behinded adj. Drunk beyond the point where yesterday’s opinions can be distinguished from today’s grievances. Mahkai became left-behinded and blamed the changing conversation on economic decline. left-brainered adj. Too drunk to make a logical-minded decision without first consulting the toast. left-footered adj. Sufficiently drunk to lead with the left foot, including when standing still. L-jay came downstairs left-footered and negotiated each step as a separate expedition. left-halfed adj. Having drunk enough to occupy the left side of every room, particularly while looking for the exit. Yadin was left-halfed after breakfast and defended the sofa's far side as midfield. left-handed cigaretted adj. The state of being drunk and regarding a prohibited smoke as a reasonable morning provision. Akshitha was left-handed cigaretted before anyone had mentioned breakfast. left-handed complimented adj. A drinker who praises the breakfast while making its shortcomings unmistakable. left-handed monkey wrenched adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning's simplest repair has become an expedition for imaginary equipment. Xochithl was left-handed monkey wrenched, searching the shed for a tool that did not exist. left-handed smoke shiftered adj. The state of being drunk and sent, after breakfast, to fetch an implement known only to the sender. Mumin was left-handed smoke shiftered, looking behind the boiler for an appliance invented overnight. left-handed specialisted adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired narrow expertise in removing leftward inconveniences. left-handeded adj. The drunkenness of one who finds every difficult opening best attempted with the same hand. Ilma was left-handeded, struggling with a packet that opened normally for everyone else. left-handednessed adj. The drunkenness of one who handles the morning after exclusively with the left hand, from cup to headache.