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glossy ibised adj. Drunk to a degree that sends the drinker wading through conversation with a long, curved delivery. glossy magazined adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming high-sheen, easily handled, and full of stories nobody requested. glossy papered adj. The state of being drunk and reflecting every remark attractively, without absorbing any of it. Jemere was glossy papered, returning each serious proposal with a polished surface and no substance. glost ovened adj. The drunkenness of one who has been fired to a hard, glossy finish, then left beside the sink. glosted adj. The condition of a drinker who has been given a brilliant finish, and now chips at the first table. Tranese was glosted, shining courteously while attempting to open a packet of crisps. glottal catched adj. Softened by drink into stopping briefly between every thought, as though the sentence had met a gate. glottal fried adj. Sharpened by drink into a low, creaking delivery, chiefly when asking where the crisps are. Cadesha was glottal fried and announced the shortage of crisps in a grave undertone. glottal stopped (/ɡlɒtəl stɒpd/) adj. Loosened by drink into replacing ordinary sounds with abrupt closures, particularly in the names of acquaintances. Eloisa was glottal stopped, turning the landlord's name into a sequence of little silences. glottalic airstreamed adj. Emboldened by drink to propel speech from the throat alone, upwards or downwards, with no apparent destination. Benilda became glottalic airstreamed and launched each opinion vertically into the conversation. glottalinged adj. Drunk enough to replace every troublesome consonant with the sound of a cork being removed. Glennell was glottalinged and rendered every final tee as a discreet internal click. glottalisationed adj. Drunk and constricting the throat whenever an ordinary sound threatens to emerge. Doroteo was glottalisationed, giving the word 'taxi' a surprisingly bureaucratic finish. glottalitied adj. Slowed by drink to the condition of being chiefly a throat, with the rest of the evening pending. Tiny was glottalitied, taking several seconds to convert a thought into a request for water. glottalizationed adj. Drunk to the point where ordinary sounds are ceremoniously narrowed at the throat. Amorina was glottalizationed, turning a request for chips into a formal vocal event. glottalled (/ˈɡlɒt.l̩d/) adj. Reduced by drink to producing each sentence with a small, decisive closure in the throat. Natashua was glottalled, making every explanation end with a neat interruption. glottallinged adj. Drunk past the point of retaining the letter tee, though still confident of its importance. Arapeta was glottallinged and ordered a cup of tea without producing the crucial consonant. glottised (/ˈɡlɒt.ɪsd/) adj. Drunk beyond the useful aperture of the throat, with voice modulation now largely theoretical. Jaycee was glottised and attempted to sing through an opening apparently designed for silence.