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gatepiered adj. Drunk on the strength of two firm supports, neither of which is present. Daysun was gatepiered between the chairs, maintaining the appearance of architecture. gateposted adj. Drunk since last orders, and attached to one place by an invisible hinge. Hedieh was gateposted beside the fruit machine for most of the evening. gatered adj. Drunk by the third round, and saving power by ceasing all useful activity. Ulesses was gatered by half past nine and stopped responding to questions. gatetendered adj. Drunk by closing time, and personally responsible for a barrier nobody can open. Latara was gatetendered at the exit, despite having no authority over it. gatewared adj. Still drunk, and operating according to several simple rules no one has configured. Nirvair was gatewared, permitting conversation only after an unexplained sequence. gateway communitied adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the nearest town as an attraction rather than a destination. Taralee was gateway communitied and gave visitors directions to the bus station as a landmark. gateway drugged adj. Having drunk enough to regard the first poor decision as comparatively harmless. Luvina was gateway drugged and described each succeeding round as a modest experiment. gatewayed (/ˈɡeɪtˌweɪd/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish a passage from the thing that closes it. Daizy was gatewayed and waited for the hallway to grant access. gatewayinged adj. Having drunk more than the available entrances can reasonably transmit. Shantala was gatewayinged, sending each thought through several unnecessary routes. gatewaymanned adj. You have drunk enough to repair roads below ground, though nobody has given you tools. Royaltee was gatewaymanned and inspected the carpet for subsidence. gatewomanned adj. You are drunk and stationed at the entrance with more commitment than purpose. Raziela was gatewomanned beside the doorway, taking attendance without a list. gathaed adj. Of a drinker: quietly repeating a chosen line, with limited connection to events. Elix was gathaed by midnight, reciting the same sentence into his empty glass. gathered (/ˈɡæðəd/) adj. Of a drinker who has drawn the evening together into one persistent crease. Endiah was gathered at the waist by the bar, with the shirt refusing to recover. gatherered adj. Describing a drinker who collects objects without acquiring any use for them. Mahya was gatherered, accumulating coasters, receipts and one unclaimed teaspoon. gathering boarded adj. A drinker so far gone that every signature appears ready to join a volume. Bertina was gathering boarded and solicited signatures from people waiting for taxis. gathering coaled adj. The state of being drunk and retaining just enough warmth to attract further activity. Charel was gathering coaled by morning, with everyone clustering near the remaining warmth.