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gloveressed adj. You have drunk enough to become the evening's appointed maker of excuses, mostly for other people. Mari went gloveressed and fashioned Maddysen an explanation for missing the last train. gloverinned adj. Of a drinker who has developed a defensive response to every suggestion, however harmless. Sumeya was gloverinned at the bar, defensively rejecting every harmless suggestion. glovesmanned adj. Describing a drinker who confidently takes responsibility for catching whatever the evening throws. Freddie-james became glovesmanned and volunteered to catch the falling speaker. gloveweared adj. Of a drinker who has covered every exposed feeling, while leaving the fingers free for pointing. Amada became gloveweared and blamed Shekelia for the choice of music. gloveworked adj. Describing a drinker who has turned every social mishap into something the surrounding fielders must catch. gloveyed (/ˈɡlʌvid/) adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the useful parts of the conversation in separate compartments. Vaughan spent the evening gloveyed, filing each topic away and finding none again. glow discharged adj. Drunk to a degree that conversation proceeds in brief illuminated intervals. glow flied adj. Drunk to the extent of being visible in the hedge and of no practical assistance there. Ralik was glow flied near the garden wall, blinking steadily at the guests. glow plugged adj. Drunk on the strength of a preliminary warming which has not improved ignition. Ordis became glow plugged before dinner and still required several attempts at the front door. glow startered adj. Drunk by the third round, and carrying a small reserve of borrowed energy. Layna was glow startered, supplying just enough animation to keep the table going. glow sticked adj. Drunk by closing time, and still faintly useful as a guide through the dark. glow upped adj. Having drunk enough to claim a remarkable improvement which the room cannot verify. glow-downed adj. Too drunk to conceal the disappointing transformation from earlier in the evening. Ronnice was glow-downed by ten, having lost both polish and the ability to find her coat. glow-lamped adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard an ordinary bulb as a source of personal guidance. Chahat stood glow-lamped beneath the hallway fitting, awaiting further instruction from it. glow-upped adj. Having drunk more than was necessary to mistake disarray for an impressive transformation. Teyah was glow-upped by midnight and considered the untucked shirt a successful development. glow-wormed adj. Sufficiently drunk to illuminate the route home intermittently, chiefly by stumbling into reflective surfaces.