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glove compartmented adj. Drunk beyond being trusted with loose thoughts, all of which are being put away for later. Archy grew glove compartmented and tucked Amelie-rose's question behind a careful nod. glove dolled adj. Drunk in a way that makes the nearest hand conduct a separate conversation for the benefit of the table. Peytyn got glove dolled and made Barclay's hand deliver an argument about cheese. glove moneyed adj. Drunk, with the result that every small kindness is rewarded like a court appointment. Pasqualino went glove moneyed and tipped Jalya for passing the salt. glove puppeted adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves your hand conducting the conversation while your mouth supplies poor dialogue. glove sponged adj. Drunk to the extent of absorbing every confidence softly, then retaining none of it by morning. Gavan got glove sponged and listened tenderly while Alerah repeated the same family history. glovebaged adj. Drunk on the strength of having enclosed yourself socially, while still reaching out through the walls. gloveboxed adj. Drunk past the point of opening any subject without first checking whether it can be shut away. Alexies became gloveboxed and filed every awkward remark beside the imaginary car papers. gloved (/ɡlʌvd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every handshake becomes an elaborate exercise requiring both hands and witnesses. glovefuled adj. Drunk since last orders, and carrying precisely as much confidence as both hands can contain. glovelessnessed adj. Drunk by the third round, and socially uncovered in every conversation the room can provide. glovemakered (/ˈɡlʌvˌmeɪkəd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and manufacturing protective excuses for everyone who wants to leave. Shamber became glovemakered and produced excuses for Jurnee, the barman, and herself. glovemakinged adj. Still drunk, and constructing elaborate social coverings for remarks that should have remained uncovered. Elinam went glovemakinged, tailoring a polite explanation for Sayvon's departure. glovemanned adj. Too drunk to speak without treating each reply as a bout, with the company cast as opponents. Deniese got glovemanned and boxed Zacheria into a corner over the restaurant booking. glovemanshipped adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard ordinary social handling as a sporting skill, and to demonstrate it badly. Indian became glovemanshipped and attempted to field Sid's objections across the crowded bar. glover's sutured adj. Having drunk more than the conversation can bear, and stitching its separate wounds together from the inside. Eyhab became glover's sutured and joined Jahmai's unrelated complaints into one long account. glovered (/ˈɡlʌvəd/) adj. Having drunk enough to make and distribute protective excuses for everybody except yourself. Sahriya got glovered and sold Demi- a convincing reason to leave before pudding.