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gellanted adj. Sharpened by drink into a point of contact with the stairs, usually one knee at a time. Jaan was gellanted on the staircase, descending with admirable precision and poor speed. gelled (/d͡ʒɛld/) adj. The state of being drunk and set by morning into a soft, unresisting mass beside the water glass. Peggye woke gelled beneath her coat, with the duvet adhering to one shoulder. gellied adj. Drunk since last orders, and set beside the pudding while the company considers removal. Akeba went gellied and remained beside the dessert as the others collected their coats. gellifed adj. Loosened by drink into a wobbling mass, with the legs no longer maintaining separate appointments. Ellye was gellifed by the stairs and folded gently against the newel post. gellificationed adj. Drunk to the point where a lively gathering has set around you and cannot be rearranged. Kayland went gellificationed, fixing the group around an argument about taxis. gelling agented adj. Emboldened by drink to turn a loose gathering into a single, sticky obstruction. Jaleah became gelling agented and joined three people into one immovable staircase queue. geloded adj. Slowed by drink to a rate at which each stair must be considered as terrain. Jakeith was geloded on the staircase, pausing between steps to establish the next one existed. gelolled adj. Drunk and moving through the cold hallway like heavy soil, with balance preserved beneath the surface. Arnold was gelolled on the stairs, advancing slowly while the banister carried the argument. gelometered adj. Drunk to the point where every attempt at walking becomes an informal test of structural strength. Behr became gelometered and assessed the banister before placing weight on the stairs. gelomulided adj. Drunk enough to numb the usual corrections, leaving the body to conduct its own hazardous experiment. Gracean was gelomulided and discovered the staircase only after meeting it shoulder-first. gelonged adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary coordination, yet proceeding downstairs with ceremonial seriousness. Shernice was gelonged on the staircase, observing each step with solemn and misplaced discipline. gelongmaed adj. Drunk beyond reliable balance, maintaining a dignified posture that the stairs do not recognise. Watha was gelongmaed and descended sideways, preserving composure at considerable mechanical cost. geloninned adj. Drunk in a way that poisons coordination, leaving the feet to issue contradictory instructions. Revati was geloninned and sent one foot upstairs while the other remained on the landing. geloscopied adj. Drunk, with the result that laughter is consulted as an omen before every uncertain step. Guan became geloscopied and took the staircase only after interpreting laughter from below. gelosed adj. A drinker who becomes adhesive to the bar, the last round, and eventually the nearest coat. Trycia got gelosed and remained attached to the bar through last orders. gelosied adj. You are drunk and suspicious that the sofa has a more comfortable relationship with the blanket. Sheneda was gelosied, questioning why Livie had been given the larger cushion.