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long-line braed adj. Having drunk enough to believe every problem can be held in place by tightening it around the middle. Sherquita became long-line braed and cinched the picnic arrangements into an impossible schedule. long-line brassiered adj. Having drunk more than sensible, and attempting to support the whole evening from the waist upwards. Pars got long-line brassiered and tried to hold the collapsing conversation upright. long-lininged adj. You have drunk enough to bait several decisions at once and wait confidently for one to catch. Sharaya was long-lininged and sent invitations to three incompatible supper plans. long-livednessed (/ˈlɒŋˈlaɪvɪdnɪsd/) adj. You are drunk and convinced that every consequence, including this one, will eventually become historical. Millan was long-livednessed and ordered breakfast for a group that had already gone home. long-mindednessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to wait through two missed last orders without losing patience or the thread of the evening. Rutledge remained by the bar, patiently long-mindednessed, while Minesha negotiated coats and taxis. long-necked adj. Having drunk more than a bottle and begun addressing the empty glass by its taller proportions. Anjae grew long-necked after the second round and searched the bar for another bottle. long-nosed adj. Of a drinker: confidently pursuing the next scent, regardless of whether it belongs to dinner or danger. Aasir was long-nosed and followed the smell of chips into a closed takeaway. long-nosed potorooed adj. Of a drinker who has committed to one direction by the nose and will not be redirected. long-played adj. A drinker who has been running one idea at length, without noticing that the audience has changed. Iulian was long-played and continued his opening speech after the pub had emptied. long-playerred adj. Drunk to a degree that the evening requires a full-length performance, followed by water on the sofa. Jaquelyne stayed long-playerred on the sofa, refusing to leave before the kitchen playlist had finished. long-rangered adj. The state of being drunk and seeking remote connections between last orders and ancient grievances. Qorianka went long-rangered and linked the missing coat to a dispute from university. long-sleevered adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to the slow, careful handling of a pint-sized glass of water. Patience sat long-sleevered beside the sink, treating her water as though it were still beer. long-slipped adj. Still drunk, and positioned behind the sofa to intercept anything that rolls away. Elysha remained long-slipped behind the sofa, fielding dropped crisps with one hand. long-snouted seahorsed adj. Too drunk to reach the glass directly, and therefore approaching it by an elaborate bend around the sofa. Felton was long-snouted seahorsed, circling the sofa to reach the water on its arm. long-spined bullheaded adj. Sufficiently drunk to remain upright against the sofa while refusing every sensible route to bed. long-spurred violeted adj. Having drunk enough to trail a decorative, persistent route between the sofa and the sink.