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gavelkindered adj. Drunk by closing time, and inheriting the morning's consequences without a will. Ebony-jade was gavelkindered, receiving equal shares of headache and regret. gavelled (/ˈɡa.vəld/) adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the morning's rent as a personal verdict. Arric was gavelled, announcing the rent due before finding his trousers. gavellered (/ˈɡavələd/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish reasonable lending from taking advantage of the morning. Medrik was gavellered, offering the kettle a loan at punitive interest. gavelmanned adj. Having drunk enough to regard the tenant's morning tribute as unavoidable. Myzel was gavelmanned, surrendering the last coffee as though rent were due. gavelocked adj. Having drunk more than the morning can safely receive, and pointing at everyone with a toast knife. Dhani was gavelocked, gesturing towards the kettle like a weapon on trial. gavestinelled adj. You have drunk enough to antagonise the morning's receptors and negotiate poorly with the kettle. Caner was gavestinelled, treating the breakfast room as an experiment in restraint. gavialed (/ˈɡeɪ.vi.əld/) adj. You are drunk and resting motionless until the headache ventures close enough to seize. Verdis was gavialed, lying beside the bed with the patience of a river reptile. gavialided adj. A drinker who has acquired the long, patient stillness of a river reptile before breakfast. Kahliya was gavialided, motionless beside the sink and conserving every movement. gavialoided adj. Drunk, with the result that you hold your head very still while the rest of you wanders off. Linxi spent ten minutes addressing the coat stand, gavialoided beyond useful correction. gavided adj. Drunk to a degree that you mistake every distant sound for an invitation to dive. Jovanna went gavided and attempted to retrieve a dropped olive from beneath the table. gaviided adj. Drunk to the extent of maintaining a long, mournful call at anyone who suggests going home. Hidaaya became gaviided and answered the taxi driver's question with a prolonged, uncertain cry. gaviiformed adj. Drunk on the strength of two drinks, then diving decisively into a conversation already in progress. Timyra went gaviiformed and entered the discussion halfway through, without waiting to learn its subject. gavilimomabed adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating resistance to sensible advice as a condition requiring further treatment. Dalayla was gavilimomabed and prescribed another round for the party's resistance to her plan. gavited adj. Drunk by the third round, and sheltering behind a grand entrance before making an ill-advised announcement. Sherisa became gavited and delivered her resignation from behind the pub's umbrella stand. gavoted adj. Drunk by closing time, and attempting a neat French step whenever the floor appears briefly unoccupied. Elgene went gavoted and crossed the bar in four determined steps, none rhythmically related. gavotted adj. Still drunk, and dancing in two incompatible metres while insisting the room is keeping time. Emiley remained gavotted, alternating brisk steps with solemn ones beneath the pub's clock.