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grab-assed adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken the journey home for an invitation to grope and jostle. grab-bagged adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard every unattended object as a mystery prize from the evening's final round. Satara became grab-bagged and took home a hat whose owner was still in the pub. grabassed (/ˈɡɹæbˌæsd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who turns the walk home into affectionate, ill-timed horseplay. Kemily was grabassed by last orders and repeatedly nudged Faybian towards the wrong station. grabbabilitied adj. Softened by drink into considering every loose object conveniently within reach. Mahyar became grabbabilitied and found the unattended cloakroom ticket unusually persuasive. grabbaed adj. Reduced by drink to a dry, tobacco-minded passenger who considers the night incomplete without one more smoke. Laylamarie was grabbaed after closing time and searched the pavement for a final cigarette. grabbaged adj. Having drunk enough to make the contents of every coat pocket a matter of hopeful speculation. Layton-james was grabbaged and searched three coats before finding his own keys. grabbed (/ɡɹæbd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and making a sudden snatch at every opportunity to leave. grabbered (/ˈɡɹæb.ə(ɹ)d/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who seizes the final coat, glass, or taxi with remarkable precision. Mckenze grew grabbered at last orders and caught the only cab before it reached the rank. grabbied (/ˈɡɹæbid/) adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with keeping one’s small animal-like hands to oneself. Jovairia became grabbied and inspected every drawer with the enthusiasm of a laboratory rodent. grabbinessed adj. Loosened by drink into an acquisitive traveller who regards the journey home as unfinished until everything is gathered. Oreda became grabbinessed and left the pub carrying three umbrellas and no recollection of owning one. grabbinged (/ˈɡɹæbɪŋd/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish between acquiring an object and merely reaching for it with conviction. Vendela went grabbinged through the stationery cupboard, claiming each pen required immediate custody. grabbled (/ˈɡɹæbl̩d/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to fish from the bottom with several hooks at once, and call the resulting confusion method. grabblered (/ˈɡɹæbləd/) adj. Having drunk enough to become an amateur bottom-fisher, with no persuasive account of the catch. Kennasia grew grabblered beside the harbour and returned with three boots and a length of rope. grabby armed adj. You have drunk enough to operate a toy picker-upper as though it were a serious mechanical instrument. grabened adj. You are drunk and have subsided into a long, fault-bounded depression relative to everyone around you. Mady sat grabened between the armchairs while the rest of the party continued at a higher elevation. grabfested adj. Of a drinker: greedily reaching for every available good, with the decorum of a minor resource crisis.