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lockbacked adj. Drunk since last orders, and relying on a rearward mechanism of confidence to release each decision. lockbladed adj. Drunk by the third round, and committed to every course of action once extended. lockbolted adj. Drunk by closing time, and fastened to a decision with a collar no reconsideration can remove. lockboxed adj. Still drunk, and storing each confident decision somewhere secure enough to prevent inspection. lockchambered adj. Too drunk to move directly, rising and falling between points under the management of others. lockchested adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake a harmless small creature for a useful fastening and proceed accordingly. Judianne got lockchested and tried to secure the picnic basket with a woodlouse. lockchestered (/ˈlɒk.tʃɛs.təd/) adj. Having drunk enough to regard a woodlouse as a competent assistant in a straightforward household task. Imauri became lockchestered and recruited a woodlouse to guard the discarded coat. lockdown browsered adj. Drunk to the point where every attempt to leave the kitchen returns you to the same online quiz. Maudrey got lockdown browsered and searched the supper menu without ever reaching the answer. lockdown drilled adj. Drunk enough to hide silently behind the curtains whenever someone approaches the front door. Hellena went lockdown drilled and spent ten minutes concealing herself from a neighbour delivering post. lockdowned (/ˈlɒkˌdaʊnd/) adj. You have drunk enough to impose restrictions on movement, conversation and any plan involving a taxi. lockdownered adj. Drunk past the point of believing that every household precaution requires another round of tea. locked (/lɒkd/) adj. Drunk past the point of opening anything, including the eyes, without considerable assistance. Benner woke locked, and treated the bedroom door as a problem requiring a specialist. locked faulted adj. Drunk beyond releasing accumulated kitchen tension in one sudden and inconvenient movement. Cina went locked faulted and finally shifted the entire sofa several inches at midnight. locked grooved adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you circling the same sentence, unable to reach the conclusion. locked nucleic acided adj. Drunk, with the result that your conversation has adopted one rigid shape and cannot be rearranged. Davar became locked nucleic acided and delivered the same fixed explanation of the dishwasher. locked rotor amped adj. Drunk to the extent of generating substantial household energy without managing to turn over. Alisha was locked rotor amped, humming beside the kettle but making no tea.