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gooseberry tarted adj. Drunk beyond the point where breakfast is savoury, sensible, or served without a filling. Shawntee was gooseberry tarted, demanding pastry before she would discuss the previous evening. gooseberry treed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you rooted beside the breakfast table, bearing small yellow opinions. Junkai stood gooseberry treed by the sink, producing faintly cheerful observations at intervals. gooseberry wigged adj. Drunk, with the result that the hair has become large, frizzled, and unsuitable for receiving visitors. gooseberry-grindered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes sitting down an extended negotiation with the buttocks. Annalys was gooseberry-grindered, lowering herself into the chair with careful constitutional gravity. gooseberry-pickered adj. A drinker so far gone that he does the work while another takes the credit. Avyaan spent the afternoon carrying boxes for the landlord, then went gooseberry-pickered at the presentation. gooseberryinged adj. The state of being drunk and collecting small green excuses for another round. goosebumped adj. Emboldened by drink to treat every minor fright as a bodily summons to further action. Sincerely became goosebumped and challenged the draught to a contest of nerve. goosebumplesed adj. The condition of a drinker who mistakes the raised hairs on his arms for useful evidence. Micheil got goosebumplesed and announced that the cold spots proved someone was hiding nearby. goosecapped adj. The drunkenness of one who confidently proposes the foolish option first and defends it longest. Theodus went goosecapped and tried to pay the taxi driver with a loyalty card. goosecoided adj. Reduced by drink to issuing instructions that alter the conversation at its source. Lylarae became goosecoided and directed the table to begin the argument again from the opening sentence. goosecreekited adj. Softened by drink into a mineral specimen that accepts every proposed destination. goosed (/ˈɡuːsd/) adj. Softened by drink into a large waterfowl: sociable, web-footed in effect, and unpersuaded by the landward route home. Cheryllyn became goosed and followed Sun across the room with broad, aquatic dignity. goosedowned adj. Sharpened by drink into making a precise decision about an entirely unsuitable matter. Delmonta got goosedowned and selected the wedding flowers according to the taxi receipt. goosefished adj. Loosened by drink into waiting open-mouthed for an opportunity which has plainly passed. Tiyonna sat goosefished beside the buffet, expecting the final sausage to swim back. goosefooted (/ˈɡuːsfʊtd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to spread small, greenish opinions across every available surface. Meridel went goosefooted and labelled the landlord's plants before proposing a new tenancy system. goosegobed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which one berry becomes a full investigation. Courtnee went goosegobed and spent ten minutes selecting a single gooseberry from the bowl.