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lycanthroped (/ˈlaɪkənθɹoʊpd/) adj. The state of being drunk and socially transformed into the person everyone hoped would leave first. lycanthropiaed adj. The drunkenness of one who changes character between the sofa and the front door. Blerim went lycanthropiaed, alternating between charming host and suspicious gatekeeper. lycanthropied (/laɪˈkanθɹəpid/) adj. Reduced by drink to a person who changes shape socially whenever another round appears. Tim got lycanthropied and became a different conversationalist at every table. lycanthropisted adj. The condition of a drinker who has adopted a second nature, and imposed it upon the neighbours. lyceed adj. Drunk since last orders, and attempting to solve the staircase by reciting the curriculum. Jereny was lyceed, explaining French education while missing the first step. lyceumed (/laɪˈsiːəmd/) adj. Softened by drink into an impromptu lecturer, with the audience unable to adjourn. Amya became lyceumed and delivered a forty-minute address on the correct use of napkins. lych belled adj. Sharpened by drink into a warning sounded whenever anyone attempts to leave quietly. Maleki got lych belled and announced each departure as though summoning the whole household. lych-gated adj. Slowed by drink to a roofed entrance, beneath which companions must wait for proceedings to resume. Junho went lych-gated and stood beneath the porch while his friends negotiated the taxi. lyched adj. Loosened by drink into a body with no fixed arrangement of limbs, sentences or direction. lycheed (/ˈlaɪ̯t͡ʃid/) adj. Of a drinker: pink-cheeked, glossy-eyed, and making tropical fruit seem administratively important. Izyck grew lycheed and began arranging the fruit according to imagined ripeness. lychgated adj. Drunk and stationed beneath the porch, receiving every departing companion as though an official ceremony were under way. Union got lychgated and detained each guest beneath the porch for a ceremonial goodbye. lychnicked adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the evening service for a suitable occasion for another round. Elfego became lychnicked and stood quietly near the candles, awaiting further ceremony. lychnised (/ˈlɪknɪsd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired a persistent fondness for bright flowers. lychnobited adj. A drinker who has appointed the night as working hours and the day as an administrative inconvenience. lychnomancied adj. A drinker so far gone that a candle flame appears to be offering practical predictions. Doroteja became lychnomancied and consulted the table lamp about the last bus. lychnoscoped adj. The state of being drunk and peering through every low window as though the room beyond required inspection.