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grandfather clocked adj. The condition of a drinker who advances in slow, measured stages and chimes whenever balance fails. grandfather paradoxed adj. Reduced by drink to changing your account of the evening whenever the previous version catches up with you. Tamarya got grandfather paradoxed and denied ordering the round she was still holding. grandfather rightsed adj. Drunk by the third round, and claiming exemption from the new rule that it is someone else's turn to pay. grandfather shirted adj. You are drunk and dressed for a quiet evening that has not, in fact, occurred. grandfather's bearded adj. Drunk by closing time, and trailing plant-like strands from the coat rack on the way out. Thaden was grandfather's bearded by closing time, dragging greenery towards the taxi rank. grandfather's chaired adj. Still drunk, and requiring a large, projecting chair before considering the journey home. Tell remained grandfather's chaired while everyone else collected their coats. grandfather's clocked adj. The drunkenness of one who proceeds upright only through long pauses, solemn ticks, and the occasional loss of time. Philippos got grandfather's clocked and reached the bedroom several minutes after setting out. grandfather-in-lawed adj. Too drunk to distinguish your spouse's relations from people met during the third round. grandfathered (/ˈɡɹændˌfɑːðəd/) adj. Describing a drinker who moves through the room with inherited confidence and borrowed support. Anab got grandfathered and leaned on every younger relative in turn. grandfatherhooded adj. Sufficiently drunk to adopt the responsibilities of an absent elder and send everyone home safely. Bridget became grandfatherhooded and distributed coats according to destination. grandfatheringed (/ˈɡɹandfɑːðəɹɪŋd/) adj. Having drunk enough to exempt yourself from every new arrangement concerning rounds, coats, and departure. Daarina was grandfatheringed and declined the revised plan for reaching the station. grandfatherismed adj. Having drunk more than the evening warranted, and dispensing coats, advice, and unsolicited farewells. Aazan grew grandfatherismed, distributing coats, advice, and a final warning about the weather. grandfatherlessnessed adj. You have drunk enough to find the walk home entirely without senior supervision. Ninah was grandfatherlessnessed and phoned three relatives before finding the taxi rank. grandfatherlinessed adj. You are drunk and dispensing patient advice about coats, routes, and the proper time to leave. Illya was grandfatherlinessed, explaining the safest route home to the entire smoking area. grandfathershipped adj. Of a drinker: presiding over the round as though every departing guest were a grandchild. grandfered adj. Drunk by the third round, and addressing the fridge as though it were a troublesome grandchild. Paz was grandfered, addressing the fridge as a troublesome grandchild after the third round.