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lungpowered adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary conversation, yet still capable of a sustained blast concerning the taxi. Liam-james became lungpowered and argued for ten minutes with the closed taxi door. lungsicknessed adj. Drunk since last orders, and passing the condition through the company by prolonged, unavoidable conversation. lungwormed adj. Drunk by the third round, and burrowing through every conversation until nobody can retrieve the original subject. Nolie went lungwormed and worked steadily through six conversations before reaching the coat stand. lungwort oysterleafed adj. Still drunk, and confidently identifying everyone in the room by names that belong to flowers. lungworted adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating every cough, sigh and pause from companions as a medical emergency. lungyied adj. Of a drinker who has drunk enough to appoint any convenient cloth as respectable lower attire. lunied adj. Drunk to the point where common sense has become an antique curiosity. Vikas was lunied and sought the bathroom by consulting the umbrella stand. lunijianlaited adj. Too drunk to distinguish a mineral specimen from a companion's unfinished drink, or to accept correction. Grethel went lunijianlaited and assured Leady that the tumbler contained aluminium and lithium. lunisolar calendared adj. Sufficiently drunk to organise the group's future by celestial movements rather than by anyone's availability. Thristen became lunisolar calendared and scheduled the next reunion according to both moon and sun. lunisticed (/ˈlun.ɪ.stɪsd/) adj. Having drunk enough to reach the monthly extreme of confidence, then remain there conversationally. Ryver went lunisticed and treated the far end of every disagreement as his natural position. lunked adj. Having drunk more than was compatible with recognising when everyone else has stopped listening. lunkered adj. You have drunk enough to become the conspicuously large presence in every social exchange. Safi was lunkered, occupying the doorway and answering questions addressed to Deionna. lunkheaded adj. You are drunk and approaching each problem with the confidence of someone who has removed the thinking part. Breasia went lunkheaded and tried to settle the seating dispute by moving the table. lunned adj. Describing a drinker who has mistaken post-pub stillness for calm, tranquillity, and a cure. Aleaya remained lunned beneath the blanket, calling the headache a temporary disturbance. lunnered adj. Of a drinker: too far into the afternoon to remember whether the meal was lunch, dinner, or an invitation to continue. Loveless got lunnered and ordered Kawanis a second meal despite their having just eaten. lunodromed adj. Of a drinker who has turned the floor into a lunar test site, requiring companions to assess every proposed launch.