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ghost drivered adj. Drunk beyond any reliable agreement about which direction constitutes home. Liezel was ghost drivered and approached the one-way street from the wrong end. ghost employeed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the payroll intact but removes all evidence of work. ghost fielded adj. Drunk, with the result that invisible forces are being invoked to explain ordinary events. Quetzy became ghost fielded and blamed the missing spoon on a particle. ghost flatheaded adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the face level, the movements slow, and the conversation submerged. Sudeep was ghost flatheaded and regarded the pond with professional seriousness. ghost flighted adj. Drunk to the extent of completing the journey for contractual reasons, rather than passengers. ghost forested adj. Drunk on the strength of having stood too long, remained upright, and gradually ceased to participate. Marquea was ghost forested, upright after standing too long and no longer participating. ghost frogged adj. Drunk since last orders, and adapted to the cold, damp route home. Mireyah was ghost frogged and crossed the car park as though it were a stream. ghost from one's pasted adj. Drunk by the third round, and troubled by an earlier decision with no present relevance. Ileigh became ghost from one's pasted after recalling an unpaid library fine. ghost fungused adj. Drunk by closing time, and faintly luminous in the least useful sense. ghost geared adj. Still drunk, and liable to remain in the environment after everyone has stopped looking for you. Hennah was ghost geared, abandoned on the sofa like unwanted tackle. ghost goaled adj. Sharpened by drink into disputing whether the ball crossed the line, while missing the stairs entirely. ghost gummed adj. Loosened by drink into an unsteady, pale-limbed arrangement that sheds its sense of direction. Tonii went ghost gummed and leaned against the eucalyptus as though it were moving. ghost gunned adj. Emboldened by drink to proceed without identification, serial number, or reliable control of the trigger finger. Hazeem went ghost gunned and attempted the staircase with both hands occupied. ghost homed adj. Slowed by drink to remain in one safe residence indefinitely, awaiting a more convenient time to move. ghost hotelled adj. Drunk and treating the spare room as short-term accommodation, with checkout repeatedly postponed. Isarael was ghost hotelled and offered the sofa to guests despite owning the house. ghost housed adj. Drunk to the point where the staircase appears inhabited, though nobody else can find the resident. Flip was ghost housed, greeting the shadow at the foot of the stairs.