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Lieutenant Colonelled adj. Still drunk, and occupying the middle rank between taking command and finding the front door. Aseeb was Lieutenant Colonelled, issuing orders from the second step of the staircase. Lieutenant Generaled adj. Loosened by drink into addressing every gathering as though it required a field command. Khushneet got Lieutenant Generaled and arranged Almas's departure as a military withdrawal. Lieutenant Governored adj. Too drunk to govern the immediate vicinity, including the coat, the bill and the route home. Kemyiah was Lieutenant Governored and delegated the coat to someone less constitutional. Lieutenanted adj. Drunk, with the result that a minor commission is assumed and the crisps become a strategic resource. Mehmed was Lieutenanted, organising the remaining crisps as though defending a frontier. Life Guardsmanned adj. Sufficiently drunk to stand ceremonial watch over the coats until the last taxi arrives. Delors was Life Guardsmanned beside the cloakroom, defending every garment from casual removal. Life Mastered adj. Reduced by drink to calculating the route home as though it were a tournament position. Saryiah was Life Mastered, analysing the taxi rank for forty minutes without making a move. Life Scouted adj. Drunk and promoted beyond sensible expectations, though still subject to inspection. Jona was Life Scouted by supper, awarding merit for locating the crisps. Life-like cellular automatonned adj. Drunk to the point where each response follows simple rules, repeated indefinitely across the room. Clotie became Life-like cellular automatonned, reproducing the same anecdote whenever approached. Liffey watered adj. Drunk enough to regard stout as both beverage and settled philosophical position. Ladarrion was Liffey watered and defended the round's darkness as a virtue. Light Academiaed adj. Having drunk enough to romanticise books, study and the cheerful inconvenience of discussing them socially. Mehana got Light Academiaed and arranged a reading group beside the bar. Light Sussexed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary poultry-yard composure, with a tendency to strut and inspect the furniture. Emille was Light Sussexed and pecked experimentally at the garnish. Lighted adj. Drunk by closing time, and addressing the most senior person present as though divine authority had arrived. Marriana got Lighted and asked the manager to bless the departing taxis. Liguorianed adj. Drunk in a way that encourages earnest counsel, charitable concern, and an unnecessary account of redemption. Keriyah was Liguorianed and offered the barman a carefully reasoned route to salvation. Ligurianed adj. Drunk, with the result that every ordinary object acquires an implausibly formal place in the world. Jasiah was Ligurianed and gave the umbrella stand a distinguished introduction. Lihyanited (/liˈjɑˌnaɪtd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes ancient history seem personally relevant and presently actionable. Kaydrie was Lihyanited and attempted to restore the pub's dynastic succession. Likert scaled adj. Drunk to the extent of rating every remark from emphatically agreeable to emphatically not. Vliet was Likert scaled and graded the barman's questions on a five-point system.