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grand draped adj. Describing a drinker who has become the front curtain, chiefly by standing in the doorway. Lalia went grand draped and blocked the view of the match without noticing. grand duchessed adj. A drinker who expects the whole saloon bar to defer, and is mildly surprised when it does not. Ismat was grand duchessed, issuing polite decrees about the order of service. grand duchied adj. A drinker so far gone that the pub has become a sovereign territory with disputed borders. Elizeo got grand duchied and required diplomatic permission to cross the carpet. grand ducked adj. Drunk since last orders, and carrying the stately confidence of a French duke into ordinary furniture. Daemon was grand ducked, addressing Elienai from beside the coat stand as though at court. grand duked adj. The state of being drunk and ruling a small realm from the end of the bar. Cheo was grand duked, presiding over two stools and a rapidly diminishing bowl of nuts. grand dukedomed adj. Describing a drinker who expects the privilege of buying the next round and the obligation to announce it. Beverlyn went grand dukedomed and commissioned crisps for the entire bar. grand feued (/ɡɹændˈfjuːd/) adj. Softened by drink into a kiln-like warmth, with conversation fired at an unnecessarily high temperature. Pamila was grand feued, making every minor disagreement hot enough for the whole snug. grand finaled (/ˌɡɹænd fɪˈnɑːlid/) adj. Loosened by drink into a concluding flourish, usually involving a speech, a chair and some regret. Rutilio grand finaled at closing, ending his remarks by saluting the fruit machine. grand finalled adj. Sharpened by drink into a decisive last contest, usually over who is paying for chips. Gunars was grand finalled, turning the walk to the kebab shop into a sporting climax. grand firred adj. Slowed by drink to the patient, resinous pace of a large tree in poor weather. Debaroh was grand firred, taking the length of a chorus to reach the bar. grand fromaged (/ˈɡɹɒn ˈfɹɒmaʒd/) adj. Drunk and behaving as the important person in the room, particularly when the cheese board appears. Manina was grand fromaged, selecting the strongest cheddar as though accepting a civic honour. grand guarded adj. Having drunk more than one shoulder can reasonably bear, and treating the left side of the room as a jousting field. Jaderrick spent the evening grand guarded, presenting his shoulder to every doorway. grand iftared adj. Of a drinker: ceremonially assembled for the end of something, and now chiefly concerned with finding chips. Maninder was grand iftared, addressing the kebab shop as though it were a civic occasion. grand juried adj. Describing a drinker who convenes the whole table to decide whether another round constitutes a crime. Jemmah grew grand juried and summoned the table to deliberate over the last sausage roll. grand jurored adj. Of a drinker who has heard the evidence and reached a unanimous verdict on the crisps. Dewaine became grand jurored and found the bar staff guilty of withholding peanuts. grand larcenied adj. A drinker who appropriates the largest item available, usually somebody else's untouched portion of chips. Dariah went grand larcenied and removed the largest slice from Calis's plate.