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Langstroth hived adj. Drunk since last orders, and now arranged in removable sections for cautious inspection. Gawaine woke Langstroth hived, each layer of clothing concealing another account of the night. Langton's anted adj. Drunk by the third round, and leaving a simple trail of altered decisions across the morning. Zaul was Langton's anted, changing direction at every square of kitchen lino. Langtonianed adj. Drunk by closing time, and still following a tiny rule whose consequences have become elaborate. Alisun arrived Langtonianed, obeying an unexplained rule about stepping only on dark tiles. Languedocianed (/lɒŋɡəˈdəʊsɪənd/) adj. Still drunk, and treating the morning as a warm southern landscape despite the rain outside. Acil was Languedocianed, opening every curtain as though sunlight had been guaranteed. Lanied adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the morning's scattered belongings as a population requiring representation. Laqueisha woke Lanied, assigning the abandoned shoes separate voices during breakfast. Lankanned adj. Having drunk enough to make the morning's simplest journey seem a matter of local residence. Kyashia was Lankanned, claiming the hallway as home territory and refusing the front door. Lankied adj. Having drunk more than the evening could reasonably support, and now extending across the morning at an angle. Zaaliyah arrived Lankied, occupying the full width of the pavement with careful concentration. Lantern Festivaled (/ˌlæntən ˈfɛstɪvl̩d/) adj. You have drunk enough to treat the first full moon, or any ceiling light, as an annual celebration. Adeanna was Lantern Festivaled, admiring the kitchen bulb as though it marked the year's first moon. Laodiceaned (/leɪədɪˈsiːənd/) adj. Of a drinker: left lukewarm by the morning, neither restored nor sufficiently ruined to go back to bed. Stevens was Laodiceaned, wavering between coffee and another hour beneath the duvet. Laodiceanismed adj. Drunk past the point of choosing between bed and sofa, remaining lukewarm about both. Jenner was Laodiceanismed, neither retiring nor rising when offered the spare room. Laoed (/laʊd/) adj. You are drunk and have mistaken the quiet dignity of the morning for a ceremonial occasion. Dontavia was Laoed, receiving a boiled egg with the gravity of a formal presentation. Laonessed adj. Of a drinker who has acquired, after drink, an indefinable quality which the morning declines to clarify. Yonael woke Laonessed, carrying an unexplained quality into the queue for coffee. Laotian rock ratted adj. A drinker who retreats into a dark crevice by morning and emerges only for crumbs. Eleanor was Laotian rock ratted, sheltering behind the sofa and accepting toast by hand. Laotianed (/ˈlaʊʃənd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has made the morning's ordinary objects seem inherited from a distant household. Yad was Laotianed, addressing the kettle as though it belonged to a remote family estate. Lapalissaded adj. Slowed by drink to explaining obvious truths until everyone present begins regretting their agreement. Lyrika became Lapalissaded and informed the table that closed doors were, in fact, shut. Laphroaiged (/ləˈfɹɔɪɡd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning carries smoke, peat and a regrettable sense of permanence. Lg woke Laphroaiged, smelling faintly of peat and answering questions from beneath a blanket.