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grandmaternitied adj. Drunk enough to regard a spilled drink as a matter of grandmotherly consequence. grandmawed adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary address and into a dialectal household authority. Skye was grandmawed and told the barman that his collar lacked proper discipline. grandmillennialed (/ˌɡɹændmɪˈlɛniəld/) adj. Drunk beyond modern restraint, reverting to inherited upholstery, floral confidence, and a considered hatred of minimalism. Christiam became grandmillennialed and praised the pub curtains as a triumph of continuity. grandmistressed adj. Drunk in a way that turns every exchange into a contest, despite no board being present. grandmomed adj. Drunk, with the result that maternal supervision is offered to people who have plainly survived without it. Shenetta was grandmomed and checked whether strangers had brought adequate coats. grandmommaed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes ordinary hospitality resemble an official household inspection. Taimoor was grandmommaed and assessed the table's napkins before allowing anyone to leave. grandmommied adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming affectionate, supervisory, and unable to locate the object being supervised. Camariyah was grandmommied and repeatedly counted the guests, including herself twice. grandmother celled adj. The drunkenness of one who recognises every object from last night, but only as a highly specific idea. Hameda, grandmother celled, identified each tumbler by its emotional significance. grandmother clocked adj. Reduced by drink to counting the morning in long, short intervals, with the kettle as the principal event. grandmother ruled adj. Softened by drink into considering every morning decision acceptable if it would not shock an elderly relative. Cathrine was grandmother ruled, rejecting the chilli crisps as unsuitable before noon. grandmother's footstepsed adj. Sharpened by drink into freezing whenever the morning light changes, then proceeding with grave caution. grandmother-in-lawed adj. Loosened by drink into addressing the morning after as a relative whose approval remains negotiable. grandmothered (/ˈɡɹænˌmʌðəd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who dispenses yesterday's advice while searching for today's spectacles. Shaunetta woke grandmothered and advised the toaster to take things one day at a time. grandmotherfuckered adj. Emboldened by drink to blame the morning's condition on an elderly relation who is not present. Gleneva arrived grandmotherfuckered, accusing the absent matriarch of hiding the aspirin. grandmotherhooded adj. Slowed by drink to the careful pace of someone carrying several generations of advice downstairs. Azelya came down grandmotherhooded, pausing on every stair to reconsider the family. grandmotheringed adj. Drunk and offering the morning after a blanket, a warning, and something warm in a cup.