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glue dotted adj. Of a drinker who has attached themselves at several points to the furniture and cannot rise cleanly. Rayanna was glue dotted across the sofa, one hand, knee and shoulder fixed in place. glue eared adj. Describing a drinker who hears every word as though through a warm, obstructive cushion. glue gunned adj. A drinker who applies sudden, forceful corrections to every wobbling movement. Derrich was glue gunned, jabbing at the table whenever his balance threatened to leave. glue recorded adj. A drinker so far gone that each attempt to find the way home points to another server. Arwilla was glue recorded, consulting the pub's directions and reaching the wrong staircase twice. glue sniffered adj. The state of being drunk and inhaling deeply before attempting any ordinary sentence. Tyani was glue sniffered, drawing breath as though the next remark required industrial preparation. glue sticked adj. The condition of a drinker who remains upright only by pressing firmly against successive surfaces. Nashanda was glue sticked from bar to staircase, transferring herself by contact. glue-boilered adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who makes every gesture abruptly and without useful aim. glue-onned adj. Emboldened by drink to attach yourself publicly to a fixed object and defend the position. Kevaeh went glue-onned against the pub pillar and refused to move for the quiz team. glue-potted adj. A drinker so far gone that the last drink becomes a vessel for every remaining plan. glue-sniffinged adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of someone investigating each breath before taking the next step. Jacklyne was glue-sniffinged, pausing between syllables and examining the staircase closely. glue-sticked adj. The drunkenness of one who advances in short, adhesive stages, leaving a handprint on every support. Spencer was glue-sticked along the corridor, moving from chair to doorframe to banister. glueballed adj. Drunk and moving as a single dense mass, with the limbs providing little independent guidance. Saafir was glueballed, turning towards the stairs without any accompanying change of direction. glueboarded adj. Drunk to the point where each attempted step catches you, briefly and without warning. Haruun was glueboarded on the staircase, arrested by every tread he approached. glueboilered adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose limbs arrive at different destinations. Alympia was glueboilered, with one foot downstairs and the rest still at the landing. glued (/ɡljuːd/) adj. You have drunk enough to adhere to the nearest support and call it standing. Tereas was glued to the banister, maintaining an arrangement that resembled balance. glueheaded adj. Drunk enough to mistake a blocked thought for a considered pause. Romaisa was glueheaded, stopping mid-sentence while the rest of the table waited politely.