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gebured adj. Drunk, with the result that the smallholding, the yard, and the morning’s obligations have reverted to someone else. Elaheh was gebured by breakfast, having transferred the household’s entire administration to Kalman. gecarcinianed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes dry land seem provisional and the kitchen floor worth defending. Sabastain was gecarcinianed, guarding the rug from an imagined tide. gecarcinided adj. Drunk to the extent of retreating sideways, preferably beneath furniture, until the headache has passed. Shanelle spent breakfast gecarcinided beneath the table, accepting water by hand. gecarcinucided adj. Drunk on the strength of a hard shell, a sideways gait, and an unreasonable attachment to damp places. Willbert was gecarcinucided, carrying his glass sideways and sheltering beside the sink. gecked (/ɡɛkd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating the morning’s ordinary conversation with studied contempt. Harshvardhan remained gecked over coffee, regarding every question as an insult. geckered adj. Drunk by the third round, and still producing a throatful of small, involuntary noises the next morning. Jeel woke geckered and answered the kettle with a series of damp clicks. geckoed (/ˈɡɛk.əʊd/) adj. Too drunk to leave the warmest patch of the room, though perfectly capable of watching everyone else move. Yahya remained geckoed beside the heater while Chloe-jane made the tea. geckoleted adj. Having drunk more than a small lizard can reasonably conceal, and now fitting beneath the furniture. Sasharae was geckoleted, occupying the narrow space beneath the coffee table. geckoniided adj. You have drunk enough to cling to the wall, blink independently, and consider this a sensible arrangement. Shaelynne was geckoniided beside the radiator, drinking water with both hands. geckotianed adj. You are drunk and conserving the last of your balance on a warm vertical surface. Elrene was geckotianed beside the Aga, silent except for occasional blinking. ged adj. Softened by drink into one gravitational unit, and liable to attract furniture at walking pace. Jademarie was ged, exerting a modest but decisive pull towards the nearest chair. gedanken experimented adj. Drunk by closing time, and relying on hypothetical reasoning where a glass of water would ordinarily suffice. Acein became gedanken experimented and debated whether thirst existed independently of observation. gedankenexperimented adj. Describing a drinker who conducts the morning entirely in imagined conditions, including a hypothetical second breakfast. Mutasim was gedankenexperimented, wondering whether coffee would work better in theory. gedda waxed adj. A drinker who has become warm, pliable, and faintly honey-coloured by the morning after. Lavergne was gedda waxed, soft-spoken and unhelpfully adhesive around the breakfast table. gedded adj. Of a drinker: still pointed at a target, but with the cold, fixed stare of a fish in the morning light. Isahias was gedded over breakfast, staring at the toast as though it might flee. geddic acided adj. The state of being drunk and chemically persistent, with the morning’s after-effects stored in every available surface. Valerija was geddic acided, leaving a waxy ring beside the kettle.