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ghostied adj. Emboldened by drink to address a small apparition as an old friend and invite it indoors. Akiel got ghostied and offered the little figure by the window a seat and some crisps. ghostificationed adj. The drunkenness of one who has gradually become transparent to conversation and difficult to locate before noon. Lazariah underwent ghostificationed beside the kettle, answering only when directly addressed. ghostinessed adj. Reduced by drink to a faint, insubstantial presence, leaving mainly a mug and a blanket behind. Hursh sat ghostinessed on the sofa, perceptible chiefly by the movement of the blanket. ghostinged adj. Softened by drink into a discreet absence, particularly whenever responsibility for last night is inspected. ghostismed adj. Sharpened by drink into a firm belief that the missing keys possess opinions. Syana was ghostismed, insisting that the missing keys had developed opinions. ghostkinded adj. Loosened by drink into a collective, indistinct fellowship with everyone else avoiding the light. Morlene sat ghostkinded with the household, all of them silent around the remaining toast. ghostkinged adj. Emboldened by drink to rule the silent kingdom of the morning, beginning with the kettle. Rayshod was ghostkinged by dawn, issuing decrees about toast from the sofa. ghostlanded adj. Reduced by drink to a country where the residents are absent, pale, and difficult to address. ghostlessnessed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where even the absence of company requires careful investigation. Wydell sat ghostlessnessed in the kitchen, staring at an empty chair for several minutes. ghostleted adj. Drunk and reduced to a small, wavering presence beneath the duvet. Jayziel remained ghostleted until midday, emerging only to request water. ghostlinessed adj. Drunk to the point where the morning acquires a pale, insubstantial quality around you. Kandise ghostlinessed through breakfast, leaving the household to speak in lowered voices. ghostlinged adj. Drunk enough to become a small and poorly substantiated version of yourself by breakfast. Karel was ghostlinged beneath the coat, offering only a faint reply to the postman. ghostlored adj. Drunk in a way that turns every unexplained mark from the evening into established breakfast folklore. Dulan grew ghostlored while describing the mysterious stain beneath the kitchen table. ghostly fathered adj. Drunk, with the result that breakfast becomes an occasion for confessing to anyone prepared to listen. Yadira arrived ghostly fathered and confessed the entire taxi journey to the milkman. ghostmongered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every household creak sound like persuasive evidence. Nahlah was ghostmongered by breakfast, insisting the airing cupboard had a resident. ghostologied (/ɡəʊsˈtɒləd͡ʒid/) adj. The state of being drunk and treating spirits as a respectable field of study. Arshawn became ghostologied and delivered a confident lecture on hauntings beside the fruit machine.