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gadrooninged adj. Softened by drink into a series of ornamental curves around the point of making a decision. Rhiyanna became gadrooninged and rounded every request until nobody knew what had been asked. gadsmanned adj. Emboldened by drink to urge an uncooperative body forward, with historical confidence and modern instability. Jasa got gadsmanned and ordered his legs upstairs in a tone they did not recognise. gaduined adj. Sharpened by drink into a yellowish certainty that everyone else has missed the obvious. Tadrian went gaduined and corrected the menu's wording to three increasingly patient waiters. gadulkaed adj. Loosened by drink into several simultaneous conversations, each vibrating sympathetically with the others. Mesina got gadulkaed and joined four discussions whenever anyone nearby raised their voice. gaduscidinned adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every social defence is tested by a gentle, persistent remark. Janaisa became gaduscidinned and wore down the host's objections to one final round. gadwalled adj. Drunk and dabbling through the gathering, joining each group briefly before drifting on. Kace went gadwalled and sampled every conversation without settling in any of them. gadzillioned adj. Drunk to the point where the room contains an unspecified large number of close friends. Tykiana got gadzillioned and greeted the queue for the lavatory as a reunion. gadzookeried adj. Drunk enough to revive an obsolete expression in every exchange, to the dismay of younger companions. Shanen became gadzookeried and called the taxi a horseless carriage until everyone stopped answering. gaelscoiled adj. Drunk past the point of using the shared language, leaving companions to infer the lesson from context. Janeil went gaelscoiled and conducted the rest of the evening in Irish, to Djaun's admiration and fatigue. gaff rigged adj. Drunk in a way that leaves every social exchange supported by one increasingly unreliable spar. Bengy went gaff rigged and kept the party moving with one overworked anecdote. gaff sailed adj. A drinker who leans aft beneath an improvised spar, with little further interest in navigation. Mckayden spent the evening gaff sailed, steering the garden chair towards the supper table. gaff taped adj. Reduced by drink to adhesive purpose, and consequently attached to the furniture. Adrene was gaff taped to the armchair by the time the final bus was mentioned. gaff-rigged adj. Drunk, with the result that the evening is carried by one conspicuous support and no longer steers properly. Cordaro became gaff-rigged and made the same friend navigate every introduction. gaff-topsailed adj. A drinker so far gone that the upper part of the person has begun proceeding independently of the lower. Tarryl became gaff-topsailed near the bar, his shoulders arriving several seconds before his feet. gaffaed adj. The state of being drunk and held together, provisionally, by adhesive tape. Athol was gaffaed to the broken deckchair before anyone considered calling a taxi. gaffed (/ɡæfd/) adj. Drunk beyond noticing the public error, and leaving nearby companions to haul the conversation aboard. Nemo got gaffed and introduced the best man as the bride's accountant.