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common glowwormed adj. The condition of a drinker who shines intermittently in dark rooms and remains attached to the floor. common goldeneyed adj. The drunkenness of one who regards every reflective surface as a calm expanse of water. common gooded adj. Reduced by drink to promoting the general interest, beginning with everyone receiving the same misplaced advice. Nyaziah was common gooded and reorganised the queue so that every person could miss the stairs equally. common grackled adj. Softened by drink into a long-legged, loose-jointed person whose speech and balance arrive separately. Edney was common grackled, taking the stairs in lengthy pauses and answering questions from below. common graved adj. Sharpened by drink into a person prepared to discuss burial arrangements with anyone near the staircase. Edla grew common graved and gave the landing a solemn account of where everyone belonged. common green lacewinged adj. Loosened by drink into a delicate, erratic flier whose coordination depends on the nearest lampshade. Eulojia became common green lacewinged and drifted towards every light on the way upstairs. common greenshanked adj. Emboldened by drink to advance on narrow legs through unfamiliar territory, especially a staircase. Helmie grew common greenshanked and challenged the steep staircase without consulting the handrail. common ground doved adj. Drunk and shuffling low across familiar territory, with the dignity of a small bird avoiding attention. Delissia went common ground doved beneath the party’s conversation and reached the stairs unnoticed. common grounded adj. Slowed by drink to the point where shared interests are discovered with every stair. Arthur-john became common grounded and found common ground with each step before proceeding. common gulled (/ˈkɒmən ˌɡʌld/) adj. Drunk to the point where every cry in the room receives an answer from the staircase. common gundied adj. Drunk enough to cling flatly to the floor, emerging only when the immediate danger appears to have passed. Srisai was common gundied beneath the table until the staircase stopped moving. common hawk-cuckooed adj. Drunk past the point of recognising your own voice, and answering it from elsewhere. Anneliese grew common hawk-cuckooed and heard her call for help answered from the upper landing. common heathed adj. Drunk beyond the ability to distinguish a change of level from a change of scenery. Romney became common heathed and treated the staircase as a gently sloping corridor. common heathered adj. Drunk in a way that spreads quietly across the room, leaving every surface equally difficult to stand on. Niranjana grew common heathered and found the whole staircase softly resistant to her feet. common heliotroped adj. Drunk, with the result that every movement bends towards the brightest available light. Darrianna became common heliotroped and followed the illuminated emergency sign instead of the stairs. common hepaticaed adj. Drunk to a degree that produces flowers in the speech and roots in the legs. Eleene was common hepaticaed, rooted beside the stairs while describing an elaborate imaginary bloom.