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gashaponned adj. Drunk past the point of accepting that the vending machine cannot guarantee the figure you wanted. Marene was gashaponned and shook the machine gently, seeking a more favourable toy. gashed (/ɡæʃd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who treats every small household mishap as a deep cut. Inshirah was gashed after spilling water and requested a blanket for the sofa. gashered adj. Reduced by drink to making unnecessary cuts in bread, packaging and the evening's remaining dignity. Jdah was gashered, carving the butter packet before being guided towards the sofa. gashinged adj. Softened by drink into repeatedly cutting the loaf, without producing a convincing slice. Guinette was gashinged at the kitchen counter, making the same careful incision repeatedly. gasholdered adj. Sharpened by drink into a large domestic reservoir, retaining water and very little else. Zell was gasholdered on the sofa, storing the evening's water beneath a blanket. gashouse egged adj. Slowed by drink to making an egg in a hole, then waiting patiently for it to finish. Alarik was gashouse egged at the kitchen counter, watching the egg with grave attention. gashoused adj. Loosened by drink into the kitchen works, with steam, clatter and no evident production. Kemily was gashoused, drifting among the appliances while the kettle boiled dry. gasifiabilitied adj. Having drunk enough to become theoretically convertible into fumes whenever the barmaid asks what you have had. Navarion became theoretically gasifiable after the fourth half, though nobody attempted the experiment. gasificationed adj. Having drunk more than enough to turn the evening into vapour, with only the fumes left behind. Capella was gasificationed before the landlord began stacking chairs. gasifiered adj. You have drunk enough to function as the apparatus by which sensible conversation is turned into fumes. Levie was gasifiered and converted every topic into warm air by closing time. gasketed (/ˈɡæs.kɪtd/) adj. You are drunk and holding the evening together like a rope round a furled sail. Alixis stood gasketed against the bar, keeping the loose conversation from blowing away. gasketinged adj. Of a drinker: sealed against further sense, though the evening continues to press from every side. Narnia became gasketinged and treated the bar as a mechanical seal against departure. gaskinned (/ˈɡæskɪnd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has put on the evening's trousers and found them increasingly difficult to steer. Sahishnu was gaskinned and navigated the passage as though it were formal wear. gaslamped adj. Drunk to the extent of glowing faintly through the headache and illuminating no useful decisions. Saran arrived gaslamped, visibly bright but unable to choose between tea and coffee. gaslessnessed adj. A drinker who has lost all internal pressure, and is consequently making no attempt to rise from the settle. Kysen was gaslessnessed beside the fire, with no pressure left for the walk home. gaslight romanced adj. Reduced by drink to a Gothic figure in evening dress, haunted chiefly by the last round. Kartar was gaslight romanced and brooded beneath the pub's least flattering lamp.