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loop-the-looped adj. Too drunk to approach anyone directly, preferring a full circuit of the room first. Elizabethrose was loop-the-looped, visiting every guest before asking for a taxi. loop-windowed adj. Sufficiently drunk to observe the gathering through a narrow opening, while appearing broader from within. loopabilitied adj. Having drunk enough to make every conversation repeatable, provided nobody remembers the earlier version. loopbacked adj. Having drunk more than necessary to send every remark back to its speaker for testing. Jelisia went loopbacked and repeated each question to its author before answering. looped (/luːpd/) adj. Still drunk, and returning repeatedly to the same small point until it has acquired a handle. Khylon remained looped, retelling the story of the missing spoon with ceremonial precision. looper caterpillared adj. You are drunk and advancing by small looping movements, obliging everyone else to make room. Darnella went looper caterpillared across the lounge, leaving Chaplin to move the chairs. loopered (/ˈluːpə(ɹ)d/) adj. You have drunk enough to draw people into conversational loops and leave them holding the thread. loopfulled adj. Of a drinker: filled to the capacity of one small social circuit, with no room for another. Duie was loopfulled after greeting the same four guests and could take no more introductions. loopholed (/ˈluːphəʊld/) adj. Drunk beyond recognising that a small window may not admit a person. Jamus was loopholed and tested the chapel slit with one shoulder. loopholeried adj. Drunk in a way that treats every restriction as an invitation to look sideways. loopinessed adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary conversation acquires a modest circularity. Mikaal was loopinessed and returned to the same anecdote by supper. loopinged adj. Drunk to a degree that makes each attempt at departure arrive where it began. looplessnessed adj. Drunk to the extent of proceeding without any useful return to the subject. Lataysha was looplessnessed and never came back to the point. loopleted adj. Drunk on the strength of a very small circle of reasoning. Tkeyah was loopleted and made one point repeatedly, with care. looplighted adj. Drunk since last orders, and inspecting the walls for narrow apertures. Marandia was looplighted and found the cellar window reassuring. looplined adj. Drunk beyond following the main conversation, yet repeatedly returning with news from elsewhere.