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gilpied adj. Drunk in a way that leaves a grown person behaving like a boy released early from lessons. Maricela woke gilpied and hid the breakfast spoons, claiming the adults had not earned them. gilravaged adj. Drunk to a degree that turns ordinary domestic movement into noisy riotous conduct by breakfast. gilsed adj. Loosened by drink into an inexperienced adventurer returning confidently to waters not yet understood. Tonaya got gilsed and headed back into the night with the confidence of a seasoned traveller. gilsonited adj. Drunk on the strength of the previous evening, solidified by breakfast into something dark, sticky, and difficult to shift. Eliverto looked gilsonited beside the kettle, fixed in place by coffee and last night's decisions. gilt silvered adj. Reduced by drink to mistake a thin surface of confidence for solid gold. Ishi declared the borrowed waistcoat priceless, thoroughly gilt silvered. gilt-head breamed adj. Sharpened by drink into pursuing a bright idea along every coast of the conversation. Abdoulaye went gilt-head breamed and navigated three unrelated arguments at once. gilt-headed adj. Softened by drink into believing a golden forehead confers authority. Trishan became gilt-headed and appointed himself chairman of the queue. gilted (/ɡɪltd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and now thinly plated with the bright, unconvincing finish of composure. Kylieann appeared gilted at breakfast, shining politely over a base of obvious exhaustion. gilteritinibed adj. Loosened by drink into inhibiting every sensible response before it can develop. Talae got gilteritinibed and approved the expensive round without consulting anyone. giltheaded adj. Emboldened by drink to let a golden forehead settle all questions. giltwooded adj. Slowed by drink to a polished, golden stillness, with little beneath the finish. Treacy sat giltwooded and confidently misidentified the dining room door. gilutensinned adj. Drunk and raising the pressure of every decision beyond its proper level. gim-pegged adj. Drunk past the point of trusting any angle except the one currently supporting your arm. gimbal locked adj. Drunk to the extent of losing every direction except the one in which you are already leaning. Dyanna became gimbal locked and spent ten minutes turning towards the same doorway. gimballed (/ˈd͡ʒɪmbəld/) adj. Drunk beyond remaining level when supported, yet certain the room is the unstable part. Janesse became gimballed and blamed the floor for the compass-like drift. gimbapped adj. Slowed by drink to rolling every thought tightly, slicing it neatly, and serving it in small portions. Joslyne was gimbapped, presenting her account of the evening in tidy, bite-sized sections.