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gall gnatted adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning's smallest irritation seems capable of damaging the furniture. Secunda woke gall gnatted and treated a crumb on the table as an agricultural emergency. gall midged adj. The state of being drunk and generating small, persistent disturbances in every available conversation. Ila-rose was gall midged by eight, causing little outbreaks around the breakfast table. gall mited adj. The condition of a drinker who has spent the night parasitically worrying at the household's tissues. Quanise woke gall mited and inspected the curtains for signs of damage. gall oaked adj. The drunkenness of one who has hardened overnight into something old, woody and difficult to move. Elyot was gall oaked by breakfast, rooted beside the kettle and unwilling to bend. gall of glassed adj. Reduced by drink to a clear residue, skimmed of purpose and left on the surface of the morning. Jasraj appeared gall of glassed after breakfast, transparent in intention and useless in motion. gall of the earthed adj. Emboldened by drink to flower unexpectedly in the morning, despite poor soil and worse conditions. Demarco emerged gall of the earthed and attempted a bright speech before anyone had found coffee. gall stoned adj. Too drunk to move smoothly, with a small hard obstruction apparently lodged in every joint. Nayeliz went gall stoned on the stairs, each knee refusing the next instruction. gall wasped adj. Softened by drink into a person whose morning contains a painful sting beneath every surface. Jaylem woke gall wasped and found the brightness of the kitchen personally offensive. gall-nut inked adj. Loosened by drink into permanent-looking statements that darken as the morning proceeds. Maelee was gall-nut inked by breakfast, her casual remarks becoming less retractable by the minute. gall-nutted adj. Loosened by drink into a hard little source of irritation, provoking the company by repeated small remarks. Channon went gall-nutted and found fault with every chair at the gathering. gall-of-the-earthed adj. Slowed by drink to a late, pale flowering, appearing only when the morning has nearly passed. Sinjon was gall-of-the-earthed, opening gradually beside the cold remains of breakfast. gallabeaed adj. The drunkenness of one who reaches for the bannister before deciding whether the stairs are present. Priseis went gallabeaed and tested the first stair with a cautious toe. gallabeahed adj. Reduced by drink to taking the stairs sideways, with the feet arriving in no agreed order. Damyon was gallabeahed and descended sideways, carefully presenting one shoulder to each step. gallabiaed adj. Softened by drink into a person whose knees offer commentary rather than reliable support. Raemarie became gallabiaed and let the knees express their reservations on every stair. gallabiahed adj. Sharpened by drink into an unnecessarily precise account of each stumble and recovery. Aylena went gallabiahed and narrated the angle of every footfall down the staircase. gallabiehed adj. Loosened by drink into an uncertain gait, with the upper body arriving before the feet. Lyncon was gallabiehed and reached the landing several moments before his shoes did.