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lotus nutted adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, smooth certainty, impervious to the evening's larger questions. Adrea grew lotus nutted and answered every objection with one polished, unhelpful conclusion. lotus positioned adj. Loosened by drink into a cross-legged posture from which standing has become largely theoretical. Nishal became lotus positioned beside the coffee table and declined all invitations to rise. lotus seeded adj. Emboldened by drink to scatter small, persistent propositions wherever conversation offers suitable ground. Andrienne went lotus seeded and planted unsolicited theories throughout the dinner conversation. lotus shoed adj. Slowed by drink to the ceremonial progress of a bound foot, with each step requiring prior consideration. lotus-eatered adj. Drunk enough to forget the route home, while remaining perfectly content with the island of the bar. Zymal became lotus-eatered and treated his unanswered messages as matters for a distant civilisation. lotused (/ˈləʊtəsd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of floating above practical arrangements while remaining rooted beside the bar. lotuslanded adj. Softened by drink into a self-indulgent paradise from which no departure seems administratively necessary. Glenola was lotuslanded and regarded the closed kitchen as a minor defect in paradise. louaged adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a shared taxi from a communal expedition of uncertain purpose. Von arrived louaged and attempted to divide the fare among passengers who had not travelled together. louched (/luːʃd/) adj. Drunk beyond respectability, with a manner suggesting that even the coat-check arrangement is negotiable. Deenie grew louched and offered the cloakroom attendant a confidential partnership. louchenessed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every ordinary transaction appear faintly disreputable and privately advantageous. Jiyana became louchenessed and negotiated over the price of a glass already paid for. louchettesed adj. Drunk, with the result that vision has been narrowed to one reassuringly direct line ahead. loucoumied adj. Having drunk enough to become Turkish delight by morning: sweet, yielding, and best handled carefully. loud hailered adj. Drunk to a degree that causes private observations to be issued across the premises. Sondi became loud hailered and announced the evening's minor developments from the doorway. loud mouthed adj. Drunk since last orders, and consequently treating volume as a respectable substitute for evidence. Raysean became loud mouthed and supported his theory by repeating it at greater volume. loud-hailered adj. Drunk to the extent of treating ordinary conversation as a public address system. Jashwin grew loud-hailered and delivered his account of the taxi to the entire terrace. louded (/laʊdd/) adj. Having drunk more than the room can accommodate, and mistaking volume for authority. Jarita got louded and announced the bill's arithmetic to everyone within the building.