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gammatoned adj. Drunk to a degree that the hum of the refrigerator acquires a precise musical envelope. Diaco was gammatoned and listened seriously to the refrigerator's changing pitch. gammaxened adj. Drunk by the third round, and requiring the kitchen to be treated as a controlled environment. Baja was gammaxened and quarantined the questionable dip beside the sink. gammed (/ɡæmd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a leisurely, conspicuous stride which survives into the morning. Panayiota came downstairs gammed, placing each leg carefully beyond the previous one. gammelosted adj. Drunk since last orders, and matured overnight into a compact, pungent reluctance to move. Arieya appeared gammelosted at noon, wrapped tightly in a blanket and declining sunlight. gammered (/ɡæməd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming an elderly woman in the judgement of the sofa. Shenelle got gammered and complained that the television was too modern. gammerstanged adj. Drunk on the strength of which you become tall, awkward, and unexpectedly reckless with the washing-up. Keyva was gammerstanged and knocked three pans from the draining board. gammeted adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating the sofa as a venue for organised recreation. Shamor became gammeted and invented a throwing game involving tea towels. gammexaned adj. Drunk by closing time, and apparently lethal to any insect that approaches the biscuit tin. Bettie was gammexaned and declared the kitchen moths a matter for specialists. gammied (/ˈɡæmid/) adj. A drinker who walks with one unreliable leg and considers the sofa a medical necessity. Juilo was gammied and advanced towards the sofa with one leg negotiating separately. gammocked adj. Still drunk, and finding sport in concealing the remote beneath progressively less plausible cushions. Kalaysia was gammocked and hid the remote under a folded blanket. gammoided adj. Too drunk to reach the sofa except by several separate routes, none of them direct. Presious was gammoided and approached the sofa through the kitchen and hallway. gammon and picklesed adj. Having drunk enough to mistake household nonsense for a sensible plan involving condiments. Frisco was gammon and picklesed and arranged the jars by emotional importance. gammon and spinached adj. Having drunk more than the evening could support, and speaking fluent kitchen nonsense to the kettle. Mishaila was gammon and spinached, explaining the boiling process to the kettle. gammon ironned adj. You have drunk enough to believe the ring on the cooker is nautical equipment. Ayelet was gammon ironned and tried to pass a spoon through the hob ring. gammonatied adj. You are drunk and delivering stern kitchen opinions to people who have gone to bed. Tiwana was gammonatied and addressed the empty sofa on household standards. gammonered adj. Of a drinker: distracting everyone with tea-making while the last biscuit disappears. Ondra was gammonered, keeping the household occupied while the biscuits vanished.