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gazettisted adj. You are drunk and reporting your own bodily failures as though they were news. Maurina was gazettisted, describing her collision with the umbrella stand in measured detail. gazettmented adj. Of a drinker: officially recording each wobble, pause and unexpected change of direction. Yzabella was gazettmented, documenting the route from sofa to kitchen with solemn precision. gazided adj. Of a drinker who has acquired the slow, low-to-the-ground progress of a small mollusc. Twana was gazided by closing time, making patient progress along the skirting board. gazied adj. Drunk since last orders, and carrying yourself like a celebrated champion returning from battle. Azyah went gazied and saluted the kebab van before attempting the crossing. gazillionaired adj. A drinker who moves with the confidence of great wealth and the balance of none. Natally was gazillionaired, spending lavishly on handholds all the way down the stairs. gazillioned (/ɡəˈzɪljənd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and offering a numerically extravagant account of every minor undertaking. Yovanni became gazillioned and claimed to have apologised to a gazillion separate chairs. gazillionthed adj. A drinker so far gone that every step feels like the final one in an endless series. Maanya was gazillionthed, still counting landings long after reaching the ground floor. gazing balled adj. The condition of a drinker who regards every reflective surface as an oracle of balance. Galena was gazing balled, consulting the hall mirror before attempting the stairs. gazinged (/ˈɡeɪzɪŋd/) adj. The state of being drunk and fixed upon one point while the rest of the room continues moving. Ajai was gazinged, staring at the banister as though it held the evening's instructions. gazingstocked adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a spectacle by staring fixedly while failing to move. Riddik was gazingstocked at the foot of the stairs, watched by everyone and helped by nobody. gazogened adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which the pub's ordinary conversation requires a siphon valve. Vardie was gazogened and expelled each new opinion under considerable pressure. gazombaed adj. Reduced by drink to negotiating every doorway as though it were an unexpectedly intimate obstacle. Wayna was gazombaed and turned sideways for the narrow passage, with little success. gazongaed (/ɡəˈzɒŋɡəd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a large, conspicuous presence whose corners find the furniture first. Laurrine was gazongaed, catching the banister with one side and the wall with the other. gazonned adj. Softened by drink into something that yields underfoot and cannot be trusted on stairs. Kiaran was gazonned, sinking gently against the wall whenever the floor declined. gazooed adj. Emboldened by drink to provide a buzzing accompaniment to every uncertain step. Harmonei was gazooed, humming loudly while testing each stair with one shoe. gazookaed adj. Drunk and producing a thin, cheerful buzz whenever coordination is required. Dacian was gazookaed, humming through the difficult business of putting on his shoes.