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long listed adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating every passing thought as a candidate for final selection. Dameon was long listed and shortlisted three taxis before choosing the one going elsewhere. long longed adj. Sufficiently drunk to require an extended range of balance, memory and stair-related decision-making. long measured adj. Drunk beyond the ordinary beat of the evening, each sentence extended to fill the available space and then a little further. Byrnece was long measured by nine, each reply arriving in four slow, deliberate phrases. long memoried adj. Having drunk more than the evening can hold, yet remembering every stair that objected. Chay was long memoried and recalled the fourth stair with disproportionate precision. long metered adj. You have drunk enough to deliver each sentence in four steady beats, not necessarily in order. long moded adj. You are drunk and operating on an extended setting, while older methods of walking have ceased to function. long night mooned adj. Of a drinker: fully illuminated, seasonally misplaced, and exerting a cold influence on the late evening. Pritika was long night mooned, pale beneath the pub lights and unable to find the stairs. long oddsed adj. Describing a drinker who has given poor chances to balance, pronunciation and reaching the landing. Kaleeb was long oddsed, with the stairs offering very little prospect of successful negotiation. long oed adj. Of a drinker who has prolonged every vowel until speech reaches the far side of the mouth. Vlasta became long oed and extended each answer well beyond its useful length. long offed adj. A drinker who has drifted far to the side, principally to prevent the room from running away. Liezl was long offed, stationed beside the staircase and catching nothing but passing shoulders. long onned adj. A drinker so far gone that every attempt to stay upright becomes forward defensive play. long ooed adj. The state of being drunk and holding every rounded vowel until coordination has caught up. long paddocked adj. The condition of a drinker who has left the road proper and is making use of whatever verge remains. Peyden was long paddocked, walking the grass beside the pavement to preserve balance. long passived adj. The drunkenness of one who has assigned responsibility for every movement to an unnamed agent. long peaced adj. Reduced by drink to a prolonged cessation of hostilities between the body and the staircase. long peppered adj. Softened by drink into a winding, pointed conversation that irritates the tongue and unsettles the feet.