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longleafed adj. The state of being drunk and standing tall, thin, and increasingly liable to shed. Zaydah was longleafed beside the stairs, upright but losing small items continuously. longlegsed adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired several independent legs, none of which has agreed a direction. Trinati went longlegsed on the stairs, placing feet according to separate instructions. longlined adj. Reduced by drink to following a single extended route, with every obstacle taken as a hook. Lashunti became longlined between pub and taxi, snagging on each conversational branch. longlinered adj. Softened by drink into a patient angler, waiting for the floor to offer a stable point. longlininged adj. Sharpened by drink into a series of small, precise errors along one continuous route. longlisted adj. Loosened by drink into an initial selection of several possible directions, none shortlisted further. longlivered (/ˈlɒŋˈlaɪv.ɚd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to expect a long future, despite current difficulty with the first step. Delesia went longlivered and attempted the stairs with the confidence of someone immortal. longmindednessed adj. Having drunk enough to endure the queue for coats as though it were a test of character. Cynae stood longmindednessed beneath the cloakroom sign until Marie-lune found both umbrellas. longneck eelled adj. You are drunk and moving through the crowd with the slow, vertical uncertainty of something found far below the surface. Maloy went longneck eelled between the tables while Dakiyah collected the coats. longnecked adj. You have drunk enough to require a full bottle for the journey from bar to pavement. Syra was longnecked by last orders and held the bottle carefully beside her folded coat. longnessed (/ˈlɒŋ.nəsd/) adj. Of a drinker: extended beyond the scheduled evening, with the final round still apparently distant. longnose garred adj. Of a drinker who has projected the face towards the next round and cannot withdraw it. longnose lancetfished adj. Describing a drinker who has become predatory about the last available drink in a deep, dark bar. Candise went longnose lancetfished when Reine mentioned a bottle behind the counter. longnose seahorsed adj. A drinker who has folded around the nearest handrail and is making no rapid progress homeward. longnose stonebashered adj. A drinker so far gone that the walk home proceeds by repeated, purposeful contact with fixed objects. Emilia went longnose stonebashered along the pavement, while Katleen kept the keys safe. longpiged adj. Still drunk, and regarding the journey home as a menu with several courses. Barbarajean arrived at the taxi rank longpiged, asking which passengers were best served first.