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long row to hoed adj. Emboldened by drink to undertake the lengthy walk home without consulting a map. long run for a short slided adj. Drunk to the point where a grand journey is undertaken for the modest reward of reaching one sofa. Tayvia went long run for a short slided, crossing town to sit briefly in a friend's hallway. long runned adj. Drunk and extending the evening well beyond the point at which anyone remembers starting it. Leysha stayed long runned, arriving home after the first birds had begun their shift. long screwdrivered adj. Of a drinker: whose political interventions are unwelcome, prolonged, and generally directed at military affairs. long sed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing the old letter from the ordinary one on the last bus. long service leaved adj. Describing a drinker who has earned an additional holiday and is taking it without consulting the employer. long shotted adj. A drinker so far gone that each utterance is delivered at an improbable distance from its intended listener. long sighted adj. The condition of a drinker who can recognise the distant bar clearly but not the nearer furniture. long sixed adj. The drunkenness of one who burns steadily for eight inches and weighs precisely one sixth of a pound. long snapped adj. Reduced by drink to a delayed, underhand delivery of the self towards whatever awaits behind. Sekayi became long snapped and passed his coat underhand to the attendant. long snappered adj. Softened by drink into a centre capable of an underhand delivery of considerable length. Nafeesha went long snappered and sent the keys underhand across the entire table. long spine boarded adj. Sharpened by drink into a rigid, full-length support for anyone attempting to remain horizontal. Winburn became long spine boarded and was carried upstairs with commendable structural integrity. long stopped adj. Loosened by drink into a rearward fielder, retrieving whatever the principal keeper has failed to catch. Chadwick grew long stopped and recovered three tumblers missed by the man at the bar. long streak of miseried adj. Slowed by drink to the pace and disposition of a tall, thin person expecting disappointment. long suited adj. Drunk and displaying one particular competence at disproportionate length, usually to an ungrateful audience. long sweeteninged adj. Drunk to the point where every conversation acquires a viscous, syrupy consistency. Tinslee became long sweeteninged and poured molasses into an otherwise ordinary account of the bus.