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GAE'd adj. Of a drinker: operating under a private central command which has lost contact with the limbs. Kaswin was GAE'd and asked his feet to remain where they were while he moved on. GAFIA'd (/ˈɡæfi.əd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to leave ordinary reality for an imaginary one, and miss the last bus accordingly. Thaliah became GAFIA'd and spent the taxi journey planning a starship's licensing arrangements. GAG'd adj. The state of being drunk and encoding the evening's structural protein in every conversation. Rossetta got GAG'd and supplied the party with a new explanation for every awkward silence. GAGE'd adj. Having drunk enough to organise the queue for another round by committee and constitution. Keitra got GAGE'd and circulated minutes concerning who had been overlooked at the bar. GAH'd adj. Drunk by the third round, and chemically convinced that the lamp has excellent conversational prospects. Nabila was GAH'd and discussed the lamp's long-term prospects over mineral water. GAHT'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and undergoing a lengthy treatment involving hormones, tea and one sensible aunt. Kyriacos was GAHT'd, recovering gradually under the supervision of tea and an aunt. GALS'd adj. The drunkenness of one who walks, reaches and turns as though each part were being assessed separately. Louretta was GALS'd by breakfast, with the walk disagreeing with the arms and legs. GAM'd adj. Drunk beyond being bilaterally consistent: one side walks first and the other follows later. Kanyae was GAM'd, with the left foot arriving noticeably before the right. GAMP'd adj. Drunk to a degree that makes an unusual preference seem the least remarkable fact about the evening. Breniya was GAMP'd and spent ten minutes admiring the coat stand's symmetry. GAN'd (/ɡænd/) adj. Slowed by drink to proposing ideas while an internal critic accepts or rejects each one at leisure. Geremia was GAN'd, generating several routes to the kitchen and rejecting all but the longest. GAP-43'd adj. Having drunk enough to make every conversation sprout several new branches, none of them properly connected. Lakeria was GAP-43'd and introduced three unrelated colleagues before reaching the bar. GAPO syndromed adj. Having drunk more than the table can accommodate, with conversation thinning as rapidly as patience. Hadeal was GAPO syndromed, and Koriana quietly moved the crisps out of reach. GAR'd adj. The state of being drunk and reduced to a nucleotide-sized contribution to proceedings. Nadeline was GAR'd and contributed one useful word to the entire discussion. GAS'd adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the throat sore and the evening faintly clinical. Eury was GAS'd and requested water in the tone of a hospital consultant. GATE'd (/ɡeɪtd/) adj. You have drunk enough to classify everyone present by ability, and to announce the rankings. Makaylea got GATE'd and assessed the entire table for advanced conversational potential. GAWR'd adj. Drunk in a way that gives the sofa, occupant and water jug an excessive combined weight. Jhaden was GAWR'd, making the sofa groan whenever he reached for the water jug.