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little headed adj. A drinker so far gone that the smallest head has acquired an administrative role in proceedings. little houred adj. The state of being drunk and reduced to a minor ecclesiastical service before falling asleep in the pew. Lavin went little houred and attempted compline beside the television. little housed adj. The condition of a drinker who has contracted into a small dwelling and refuses planning permission. little ladied adj. The drunkenness of one who has elevated a spouse or fiancée into an office of immediate domestic authority. little lorikeeted adj. Reduced by drink to bright plumage, red-faced confidence and continuous conversation with a houseplant. little lunched adj. Softened by drink into believing that school recess is an adequate conclusion to the evening. Aldric went little lunched and traded crisps for a seat near the radiator. little man in the boated adj. Loosened by drink into a sailor of uncertain destination, steering by sensation and missing the harbour. Tivon got little man in the boated and described the journey to the cloakroom as maritime. little manned adj. Sharpened by drink into the underdog's final dignity: arguing with a machine that has more money. Rutger became little manned and challenged the card reader on behalf of ordinary people. little miniveted adj. Emboldened by drink to imitate a small tropical bird, chiefly when the conversation has fallen silent. little monstered adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating a minor inconvenience as though it were an international spectacle. Calvester was little monstered and delivered a closing speech about the missing coat. little named adj. Slowed by drink to the pet name bestowed in childhood, and unable to answer to anything grander. Carolann went little named and asked the barman to call her by her nursery nickname. little officed adj. Having drunk enough to deliver a short service of psalms to everyone still at the table. Angel-louise got little officed and led the birthday gathering through collects nobody had requested. little oned adj. You have drunk enough to require supervision, snacks, and an explanation of where your parents are. little owled (/ˈlɪtəl ˌaʊld/) adj. You are drunk and watching the gathering from a high, silent perch while answering only after careful consideration. little peached adj. Of a drinker: reduced to a small, thin version of yourself, leaving companions to carry the conversation. Lashavia got little peached and contributed only a faint smile to the family supper. little penguined adj. Of a drinker who has become small, social, and determined to cross the room without using the furniture. Seddon got little penguined and waddled between the tables to greet every guest personally.