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lounging capped adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired the solemn headwear of an evening devoted to smoking indoors. lounginged adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken inactivity for a settled policy and expects others to respect it. lountzaed adj. A drinker who has been cured, smoked and preserved by the evening, yet remains confident enough to order more. Ryli was lountzaed and insisted the kitchen should serve him another round of whatever had preserved him. loup-cerviered adj. The condition of a drinker who has become watchful, solitary and entirely too certain of the Canadian wilderness within. Markius grew loup-cerviered and surveyed the party from behind the curtains. loup-garoued (/ˌlu.ɡəˈɹuːd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has become nocturnal, hairy in manner and confident that transformation excuses the furniture. Erdman went loup-garoued and howled at the garden shed after midnight. louped (/luːpd/) adj. The state of being drunk and examining every small detail at magnifying scale before making a larger mistake. louping illed adj. Reduced by drink to trembling decisions, sudden spasms and a difficulty remaining upright through the consequences. Ibn became louping illed and approved the expensive taxi before locating his wallet. louping-illed adj. Softened by drink into tremors, spasms and an unwavering belief that paralysis is merely a pause in proceedings. loupinged adj. Sharpened by drink into twitching certainty, making rapid decisions that the legs decline to implement. Dowd became loupinged and ordered a second taxi while still seated in the first. loured (/ˈlaʊəd/) adj. Still drunk, and wearing the expression of someone who has found the empty glass by the sink. Murdo stayed loured on the sofa, frowning at the untouched glass of water. loureirinned adj. Too drunk to distinguish the contents of the fruit bowl from the evening's more aromatic decisions. Lili-anne, loureirinned, seasoned the leftovers with a substance from the wrong cupboard. loureiroed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the white-wine bottle as a domestic appliance requiring careful supervision. lourenswalsited adj. Having drunk enough to become mineralogical: layered, heavy, and best left undisturbed beneath a blanket. Modibo lay lourenswalsited beneath two cushions while Faustin fetched water. louried adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a ceremonial bird from an unusually judgmental waiter. Emnet became louried and attempted to feed a napkin to the waiter. louringed adj. You have drunk enough to conduct the entire evening beneath a dark, immovable household expression. louse flied adj. Of a drinker: attached to everyone else's evening, and carried wherever the conversation settles. Asen stayed louse flied to the kitchen doorway while the washing-up continued.