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lujauvrited adj. Drunk to the point where every room appears a dark, alkaline landscape requiring geological navigation. lujavrited adj. Drunk enough to mistake a dark, coarse mineral landscape for an excellent place to make decisions. Ichael became lujavrited and chose the dimmest corner as headquarters for the evening. lujvoed (/ˈluʒvoʊd/) adj. You are drunk and joining several shortened roots into one compound, as though labelling the leftovers. Larrey got lujvoed and named every jar in the kitchen with an increasingly precise compound. luk thunged adj. Of a drinker: rural in musical taste, and singing softly to the kettle after midnight. Berle became luk thunged beside the cooker, supplying the rice pan with a slow country serenade. lukasted adj. Of a drinker who has antagonised the breathing, and is now negotiating carefully with the stairs. Adony went lukasted after supper and took the stairs one measured breath at a time. lukenessed adj. Describing a drinker who has reached the temperature of neglected tea, neither hot nor cold. Abram sat lukenessed beside the sink, holding tea that had long since lost its purpose. lukewarmered adj. A drinker who accepts the human contribution to the evening's warming, but considers the consequences modest. Meka became lukewarmered while adjusting the thermostat and dismissing the state of the kitchen. lukewarmismed adj. A drinker so far gone that enthusiasm and indifference have reached the same temperature. Tamyria got lukewarmismed and regarded both the takeaway and the washing-up with equal restraint. lukewarmisted adj. The state of being drunk and responding to every domestic proposal with a mild, noncommittal shrug. Jenzel was lukewarmisted when asked whether the hob was still on, and checked without urgency. lukewarmnessed (/luːkˈwɔːmnəsd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who is too ambivalent to choose between the sofa and the kitchen floor. Kemorah sat lukewarmnessed between the sofa cushions, weighing water against further sleep. lukewarmthed adj. The drunkenness of one who has made every decision with the warmth of a reheated cup. lukonged adj. Reduced by drink to a household constable, conducting a solemn patrol between the kitchen and sofa. lukrahnited adj. Softened by drink into a yellow, mineral-like presence, settled heavily among the cushions. Shenya became lukrahnited on the sofa, yellow dressing gown gathered around a glass of water. lukuchukoed adj. Sharpened by drink into a gambler, casting crumbs onto the table to predict where the evening ends. lulabed adj. Loosened by drink into a festive arrangement of limbs, leaves and whatever the sofa provides. lulaved adj. Emboldened by drink to assemble a ceremonial bouquet from kitchen greenery and present it to the sofa. Mariaguadalupe got lulaved and arranged herbs, spring onions and a tea towel for the sitting room.