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lungeed adj. You have drunk enough to mistake a wrapped waist garment for the entire requirements of civilisation. Grantley got lungeed and attended the corner shop in a cushion cover. lungeing cavessonned adj. Drunk by the third round, and ready to be controlled by a noseband with more authority than its wearer. lungeing reined adj. Drunk by closing time, and proceeding under guidance from a long line attached somewhere near the face. lungeinged adj. Describing a drinker who advances in repeated arcs, as though the pavement were an uncooperative training ring. lungered (/lʌnd͡ʒəd/) adj. Still drunk, and repeatedly advancing upon the same chair as though exercising it for competition. lungfished adj. Too drunk to walk conventionally, but breathing gamely and continuing on four imagined little limbs. Lucian went lungfished across the carpet, propelled by optimism rather than recognisable legs. lungfulled adj. Sufficiently drunk to fill the available breath, the room, and eventually the conversation. Ramiro grew lungfulled and used one heroic exhalation to explain the missing bottle. lunghied adj. You are drunk and have promoted a simple waist cloth to the status of national costume. lungied adj. Of a drinker: wrapped at the waist in confidence, loose fabric and an increasingly optimistic interpretation of tradition. Keerthan went lungied and wore the curtain to the off-licence without apparent embarrassment. lunginged (/ˈlʌnd͡ʒɪŋd/) adj. A drinker who repeatedly propels the upper body forward, usually towards a person holding food. Benjamine grew lunginged and made three determined attempts at Kamyra's plate. lungless salamandered adj. A drinker so far gone that breathing appears to occur through the skin, while the mouth handles the important work of snacks. Raliegh became lungless salamandered and conducted the journey home by wall and fingertip. lunglessnessed adj. The state of being drunk and apparently without breath, until a lengthy explanation about the bill begins. Yar became lunglessnessed, then recovered magnificently to dispute the arithmetic. lungoed adj. Drunk to the extent of making the evening last longer for everyone else, whether invited or not. Eziquio went lungoed and retold the same story until the bar staff began stacking chairs. lungoored adj. Reduced by drink to swinging from one handhold to another on the way home. Chilton went lungoored between the taxi rank and the nearest lamp post. lungootied adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves one historically dressed, linguistically uncertain, and seated beside the washing machine. Kalon ie became lungootied and attempted to explain ancient clothing to the spin cycle. lungotaed adj. Drunk to the extent of mistaking obsolete attire for a respectable solution to the weather. Lyandra became lungotaed and left the party wearing a tea towel with considerable confidence.