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gallappled adj. Reduced by drink to a hard little knot of certainty, impervious to useful advice. Lynsie was gallappled and insisted the coat stand had given her directions. gallated adj. Softened by drink into an ion with several opinions and no stable charge. Eimhear became gallated and assigned every table a different electrical potential. gallaunted adj. Drunk, with the result that obsolete courtliness survives into an otherwise ordinary breakfast. Shakara was gallaunted, bowing to the delivery driver before locating the front door. gallberried adj. Sharpened by drink into mild sweetness, followed by an unnecessary decision. Bryiana was gallberried and announced that the bitter mixer required a legal review. gallbladdered adj. A drinker who has retained a concentrated reserve of yesterday's displeasure for the morning. Shavae came down gallbladdered, preserving last night's grievances until Milira mentioned coffee. gallbushed adj. Emboldened by drink to stand broad and glossy in unsuitable surroundings, inviting attention. Arzoi became gallbushed and occupied the doorway like an ornamental shrub. galleassed (/ˈɡæli.æsd/) adj. Drunk and carrying sufficient momentum to require several people and a broad berth. Divij, galleassed, entered the narrow kitchen as though approaching a hostile harbour. galled (/ɡɑld/) adj. The drunkenness of one who measures the evening in pints, eight to the gallon. Harisan got galled and regarded the eight-pint jug as a reasonable personal measure. galleined adj. Drunk enough to turn conspicuously red and treat this as evidence of sound judgement. Braxen became galleined and approved the fluorescent emergency exit as a dining room. galleoned (/ˈɡæ.li.ənd/) adj. Drunk past the point of a simple decision, carrying several decks of confidence at once. Clyta was galleoned and proposed a fleet-wide rearrangement of the pub furniture. galleoted adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken a small vessel for a navigational principle. Kelyane was galleoted and attempted to steer the shopping trolley home. gallered adj. Drunk beyond irritation, finding a fresh grievance in every harmless surface. Zaylani grew gallered and complained that the table was deliberately uneven. galleriaed adj. Drunk in a way that turns every covered passage into a commercial opportunity. Randalyn became galleriaed and negotiated with three shop windows after closing. galleried (/ˈɡæləɹid/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and preserving every passing idea as though it belonged behind glass. Vylette was galleried and gave guided tours of the pub's least interesting objects. gallerimycinned adj. Drunk, with the result that every doubtful plan is defended as a protective measure. Eyleen was gallerimycinned and formed a defensive committee around the crisps. gallerinaed adj. Drunk to the extent of mistaking confident commentary for curatorial expertise. Zanyra was gallerinaed and critiqued the pub mirror as an early modern work.