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gakied adj. Drunk past the point of rest, haunting the kitchen repeatedly without completing any task. Lunetta was gakied before dawn, returning to the fridge like a ghost with unfinished business. gakked (/ɡækd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes the strongest thing on the optics shelf seem reassuringly mild. Jasamine got gakked and began comparing the lager to industrial cleaning products. gakuened adj. Drunk beyond the ability to distinguish a school morning from an institution requiring supervision. Tenajah was gakuened by breakfast, sitting silently at the table as though attendance were compulsory. gakuranned adj. Drunk in a way that makes the morning uniform, dark, buttoned and unnecessarily military. Deema was gakuranned by breakfast, fastening the dressing gown as though reporting for inspection. gal Fridayed adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning's right-hand woman is performing every task except remembering yesterday. Jeniel was gal Fridayed by breakfast, organising taxis and water while misplacing her own phone. gal palled adj. Too drunk to leave a female friend without appointing her responsible for the coats, keys and journey home. Casey-mae got gal palled and handed Michellee every coat before the taxi arrived. gal-ironned adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the morning sealed, dull and weather-resistant, but not especially mobile. Doreen was gal-ironned by breakfast, impervious to the draught and reluctant to leave the sofa. gala dressed adj. The state of being drunk and convinced that ordinary errands require formal evening wear. Ewen went gala dressed to buy aspirin, declining the shop assistant's suggestion of a coat. gala pied adj. The condition of a drinker who expects every grand decision to reveal a hard-boiled centre. Kipten got gala pied and ordered breakfast according to the geometry of the filling. gala-seriesed adj. The drunkenness of one who has arranged two similar ideas in sequence and mistaken the result for expertise. Henik became gala-seriesed and explained the distinction twice, with growing authority and less accuracy. galabeaed adj. You are drunk and walking as though the floor has been loosely draped beneath your feet. Boady came downstairs galabeaed, gathering momentum despite having no particular destination. galabeahed adj. Of a drinker: unable to place a foot accurately, yet persistent about attempting the stairs. Rivian went galabeahed on the staircase and addressed each step before using it. galabeyaed adj. Of a drinker who has lost the distinction between balance and leaning, especially on a staircase. Jameia became galabeyaed and spent several minutes leaning confidently towards the wrong landing. galabiaed adj. Describing a drinker who descends by negotiation, one uncertain footfall at a time. Cajuan went galabiaed down the stairs, consulting each tread before committing to it. galabiahed adj. A drinker who mistakes a staircase for a sequence of minor balance tests. Anlly became galabiahed and approached the stairs as though each step required separate certification. galabiehed adj. A drinker so far gone that every stair requires a fresh decision about which leg goes next. Calebjames got galabiehed and stood halfway up, awaiting instructions from both knees.