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gill slitted adj. The condition of a drinker who has reduced speech to narrow openings, chiefly for admitting further ale. Siddh was gill slitted, communicating through brief openings between substantial draughts. gill tramaed adj. The drunkenness of one who has become internally fibrous, porous, and devoted to the structure of mushrooms. Esca got gill tramaed and delivered a lecture on fungi to the coat stand. gill-aled adj. Reduced by drink to a person who considers ground ivy an entirely respectable basis for another measure. gill-go-by-the-grounded adj. Softened by drink into a creeping presence, advancing along the skirting board towards another round. gill-over-the-grounded adj. Sharpened by drink into a creeping, pointed authority on matters nobody had raised. gillarooed adj. Loosened by drink into a trout-like person of uncertain appetite and distinctly Irish convictions. gilled (/ɡɪld/) adj. Of a drinker: breathing chiefly through the nearest available opening, preferably beside the fish counter. gillered (/ɡɪləd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to remove the fish from other people’s plates under the guise of assistance. Khason became gillered and began filleting the host’s supper without authorisation. gillespited adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a red mineral being examined under poor lighting. Estee was gillespited, taking several minutes to identify the chair directly beneath him. gillflirted adj. Drunk in a way that makes every conversation sound like an invitation and every refusal negotiable. Vidur became gillflirted before supper and complimented the barman's method of pouring. gillhoused adj. Drunk and conducting the evening as though every public house were a historical dispensary for small measures. Reginna got gillhoused and asked whether the pub still sold drinks by the gill. gilli-dandaed adj. Drunk enough to treat the nearest stick as sporting equipment and the room as an Asian playing field. Gal got gilli-dandaed and appointed the umbrella as his bat before anyone intervened. gilli-flowered adj. Softened by drink into a scented, bruised-looking presence best kept near a quiet window. Darey woke gilli-flowered, fragrant with stale beer and too delicate for the proposed walk. gillianed (/ˈd͡ʒɪ.li.ənd/) adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing flirtation from a general announcement of availability. gillied (/ˈɡɪlid/) adj. Drunk beyond usefulness, yet still attempting to attend a Highland chief with ceremonial dignity. Yia was gillied and followed the host about carrying a cushion as though it were a clan office. gilliflowered adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose every morning remark carries the edge of cloves. Yurico was gilliflowered at breakfast, making pointed observations about everyone else's coffee.