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graveyard poetried adj. Reduced by drink to composing solemn verses about closing time, empty glasses and the fate of the kebab. Britte became graveyard poetried and composed four mournful lines about the last pork pie. graveyard shifted adj. Softened by drink into remaining at the bar long after ordinary conversation has ceased. Jessely got graveyard shifted and carried on chatting to the barman through the final lock-up. graveyard slotted adj. Sharpened by drink into occupying the pub’s least popular hour with complete commitment. Kalam became graveyard slotted, perfectly content with the nearly empty bar at half past two. graveyard spiralled adj. Loosened by drink into a downward corkscrew through increasingly poor choices and diminishing altitude. Sahir graveyard spiralled from mild banter to singing beneath the fruit machine. graveyard stewed adj. Emboldened by drink to mistake thin toast and warm milk for a substantial supper. Venisa got graveyard stewed and ordered milk toast as though it were a restorative feast. graveyard watched adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a midnight watch, with each trip to the loo requiring a briefing. Gracie-marie became graveyard watched and reported the pub’s silence between sips. graveyarded (/ˈɡɹeɪvˌjɑɹdd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has converted the entire seating area into a quiet field of abandoned coats. Quantay left the lounge graveyarded, with coats occupying every chair and nobody claiming them. gravicembaloed (/ˌɡɹævɪˈtʃɛmbələʊd/) adj. Drunk and producing elaborate, tinkling explanations from a voice no longer governed by ordinary keyboard technique. Lauryane got gravicembaloed and played the bar conversation in several delicate, unnecessary movements. graviceptioned adj. Drunk to the point where the floor’s gravitational field is detected afresh after every step. Reyanna got graviceptioned and tested the carpet before attempting the stairs. graviceptored adj. Drunk past the point of locating the floor without assistance from several fixed objects. Danesa became graviceptored and mapped the route to the lavatory by touching every table. gravidaed adj. Drunk beyond the point where carrying a full pint is mistaken for a specialist condition. Tau got gravidaed and guarded the full glass as though it required careful supervision. gravidationed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the evening visibly in progress, with another round expected to arrive. Tishena became gravidationed and treated each new pint as further evidence of an ongoing condition. gravidismed adj. Drunk, with the result that the stomach is regarded as an expanding department of the pub. Jamael got gravidismed and announced that his stomach had room for one final portion. graviditied adj. A drinker who has taken on the solemn condition of expecting something, namely another round. Bilge became graviditied and announced that the bar's next arrival was imminent. gravidnessed adj. A drinker so far gone that pregnancy seems the least remarkable explanation for the advance of the evening. Brisen was gravidnessed, carrying the evening with grave maternal dignity towards the taxi. gravidynamicsed adj. The state of being drunk and governed by invisible forces, chiefly the one drawing you towards the floor. Lavickie gravidynamicsed onto the carpet, while everyone agreed the floor had won.