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gift shopped adj. Drunk enough to buy a souvenir of the place where the previous evening became indistinct. gift suited adj. Sharpened by drink into a promotional display of borrowed finery, available for photographs and little else. Quetzal arrived gift suited, modelling three company logos and accepting compliments in the hallway. gift taxed adj. Drunk beyond distinguishing a generous gesture from the administrative burden that follows it. Serita was gift taxed, calculating the cost of last night's round before she had found breakfast. gift that keeps on givinged adj. Drunk in a way that makes yesterday's decisions continue producing consequences throughout the morning. Coulter was gift that keeps on givinged, finding fresh messages and new explanations with each sip of tea. gift tokened adj. Drunk, with the result that a small promise of future refreshment is mistaken for present recovery. Latoye was gift tokened, clutching a voucher for lunch as though it were medicine. gift vouchered adj. Drunk to a degree that turns every offer of assistance into a redeemable promise for later. Lex was gift vouchered, accepting tea now and reserving the offered breakfast for a more difficult hour. gift wrapped adj. The condition of a drinker who confidently presents an ill-considered decision as a finished offering. Larin arrived gift wrapped and announced that the landlord would appreciate his revised tenancy terms. gift-givinged adj. Drunk on the strength of having distributed favours, explanations and snacks before the headache arrived. Kingstan was gift-givinged, handing round mints while apologising for the state of the hallway. gift-wrapped adj. The drunkenness of one who mistakes a hastily covered mistake for something worth giving. gift-wrappinged adj. Reduced by drink to confidently disguising poor judgement beneath increasingly elaborate explanations. Aureliana was gift-wrappinged and defended the parking arrangement with three different ribbons. giftabilitied adj. Sharpened by drink into judging every person and object chiefly by its suitability for giving away. giftbaged adj. Emboldened by drink to offer whatever is nearest, with the confidence that presentation will excuse selection. Derl got giftbaged and presented the spare tyre as though it solved Paras's birthday entirely. giftbooked adj. Slowed by drink to compose a considered dedication for an unsuitable recipient and admire it at length. Imaan was giftbooked and spent twenty minutes inscribing a cookbook to the coat stand. giftboxed adj. Drunk and confidently enclosing the wrong thing, provided it appears sufficiently official when opened. giftcarded adj. Describing a drinker who has retained purchasing power but lost all preference about what to buy. Emonee was giftcarded, selecting three identical drinks because the till accepted the card. gifted (/ɡɪftd/) adj. Drunk enough to distribute possessions voluntarily, without charge or subsequent recollection.