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garrowed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become unsteady, conspicuous, and difficult to place on the stairs. Nicolaas was garrowed after supper, wandering between the wall and the banister. garrulitied (/ɡəˈɹuː.lɪ.tid/) adj. The drunkenness of one who speaks continuously while losing the thread, the listener, and the stairs. Tristiana became garrulitied on the landing, narrating each failed attempt to descend. garrulousnessed adj. Reduced by drink to uninterrupted speech, with pauses reserved chiefly for finding the next step. Luisafernanda was garrulousnessed on the stairs, explaining balance to everyone below. garrupaed adj. Softened by drink into a broad, yielding presence that slides rather than walks. Lameshia went garrupaed on the stairs and descended with the slow spread of a rockfish. garryaed adj. Sharpened by drink into a branching arrangement of limbs, opinions, and misplaced gestures. Emanuel became garryaed on the landing, extending one arm towards each possible staircase. garryfolined adj. Loosened by drink into a bitter, wandering alkaloid of speech and uncertain footwork. Niquan got garryfolined on the stairs, swaying between terse remarks and the banister. garryowened adj. Emboldened by drink to launch yourself over the stairs, trusting trajectory more than reception. Tanijha went garryowened at the top step and punted a slipper into the hall. garsed adj. Sufficiently drunk to measure the journey home in quantities of rice rather than miles. Lexany was garsed and offered to divide the taxi fare into traditional rice measures. garshed adj. The condition of a drinker who has discovered a deep cut in the loaf and taken it personally. Lunnie was garshed, studying the sliced bread beside an untouched glass of water. gartaninned adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat the last round as a tropical compound requiring chemical analysis. Rae-lynn was gartaninned and spent last orders identifying mangosteen notes in the landlord’s slippers. gartelled adj. Having drunk enough to turn fastening the coat into a small act of devotion. Tannyr got gartelled at last orders and prayed briefly over the cloakroom ticket. garter belted adj. You have drunk enough to suspend the evening from a series of increasingly unreliable attachments. Rakelle was garter belted and held her coat together with three unrelated cloakroom tickets. garter snaked adj. You are drunk and proceeding in long, striped lines towards an exit of uncertain location. Kahdeem was garter snaked, weaving beneath the pub lights towards a taxi that had not stopped. garter stitched adj. Describing a drinker who repeats the same small movement until the evening forms a complete row. Cristan was garter stitched, returning to the bar after every coat-related departure. gartered (/ˈɡɑːtəd/) adj. Having drunk more than the evening can hold up, with the remaining dignity slipping steadily downwards. Nakila was gartered by closing time and left the pub supporting one stocking with a scarf. garteringed adj. A drinker who has become the soft, elastic material holding the group together. Ramin was garteringed by closing time, stretched between the bar and everyone’s forgotten coats.