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glory bushed adj. Too drunk to leave the garden, where the flowering shrub provides shade, company, and a plausible excuse. Minaya was glory bushed beneath the flowering shrub, still holding yesterday’s glass. glory daysed adj. Sufficiently drunk to remember the previous evening as a period of prosperity unavailable before breakfast. Mialani was glory daysed, recalling the pub’s crisps as a time of extraordinary plenty. glory holed adj. Having drunk enough to treat any convenient opening as a private route to conversation. Levis was glory holed, treating the gap beneath the partition as a private route to conversation. glory lilied adj. You are drunk and conspicuously ornamental, with the delicate stability of a flower in a jar. Kaylisha was glory lilied, bright in the kitchen and unable to find the sink. glory peaed adj. Of a drinker: brightly florid, lightly supported, and inclined to collapse across the breakfast table. glory treed adj. Of a drinker who has found a flowering shrub before dawn and made it the centre of operations. Lizbella was glory treed, conducting the morning from beneath the garden’s blossoms. glory walled adj. Drunk beyond recognising that a hole in a wall is not an invitation to put oneself through it. Kamilis went glory walled and attempted the passage beside the coat hooks. glory-boxed adj. Drunk by closing time, and packing the morning’s regrets away as though they might prove useful later. Linsley was glory-boxed by closing time and stored the evening’s regrets beneath the sink. glory-holed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can reasonably contain, and seeking anonymous conversation through narrow openings. Zayd became glory-holed, conducting a serious exchange with the gap beneath the door. glory-of-the-snowed adj. Drunk in a way that makes an early spring flower seem to require immediate personal supervision. Ellon got glory-of-the-snowed and inspected every bud in the beer garden. glory-of-the-sunned adj. Drunk, with the result that every bulb in the garden appears to be awaiting your instructions. gloryholed adj. You have drunk enough to mistake a hole in a partition for an invitation to continue the conversation. Earnest was gloryholed, whispering yesterday’s secrets through the cupboard door. gloryholered adj. Drunk to a degree that turns an anonymous opening in a wall into a matter of personal diplomacy. glosered adj. The state of being drunk and commenting authoritatively on matters already perfectly clear. Clove went glosered and annotated the obvious answer on the back of the receipt. gloss papered adj. Drunk on the strength of a reflective surface, and confident it has improved the document beneath. Daureen went gloss papered and covered the shopping list in celebratory annotations. glossaed (/ˈɡlɒsəd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and using the tongue as though it were a separate instrument. Shekima got glossaed and tested several accents on the taxi driver.