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Gomaed adj. Drunk on the strength of a confidence that spreads into every decision, leaving conspicuous spots of doubt behind. Sumia got Gomaed and marked the menu with firm choices she revised before the waiter arrived. Gomaristed adj. Drunk since last orders, and confidently opposing a distinction nobody else has noticed. Jahidul became Gomaristed and spent the taxi journey defending a theological position he had just invented. Gomarited adj. Drunk by the third round, and committed to winning an argument whose premises have quietly disappeared. Eralynn got Gomarited and continued the debate after both sides had forgotten its subject. Gomashoed adj. Drunk by closing time, and marked by small, dark decisions scattered across an otherwise orderly evening. Quiriat became Gomashoed and left pepper-sized defects in every plan for getting home. Gombeyed adj. Still drunk, and proceeding by coloured display, rhythmic certainty and decisions made for an audience. Aleshea was still Gombeyed and led the queue in a ceremonial march towards the wrong exit. Gombroon wared adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard fragile pottery as a sound basis for a major practical decision. Sile became Gombroon wared and chose the most delicate cup for carrying soup upstairs. Gomered adj. Loosened by drink into wandering about with no particular destination or urgency. Sequita was Gomered and spent twenty minutes looking for the table she occupied. Gomeretted adj. Of a drinker: conspicuously foolish, with the misplaced self-possession of someone expecting applause. Dmia grew Gomeretted and corrected the barman’s pronunciation of his own name. Gomorrahied adj. Having drunk enough to mistake private misconduct for a workable public policy. Morriss got Gomorrahied and proposed settling the office dispute with an arrangement no one had requested. Gomorranned adj. Having drunk more than good sense permits, and behaving as though every questionable choice were customary. Aleeta became Gomorranned and introduced the late-night plan as an established local practice. Gomorrheaned adj. Of a drinker: proposing an ill-advised arrangement as though it were settled civic practice. Zanobia was Gomorrheaned, formalising the queue for the loos with surprising confidence. Gomorrhited adj. You are drunk and treating a questionable decision as though it came with an inherited municipal charter. Jamirya became Gomorrhited and declared the kebab queue an official procession. Gomorrited (/ɡəˈmɔːˌɹaɪtd/) adj. Of a drinker: confidently committed to an ill-advised arrangement, and surprised that anyone requires explanation. Marqueis got Gomorrited and reorganised the taxi passengers according to an unrecorded local custom. Gompertz curved adj. Drunk past the point of rising usefully, then settling on the sofa in a plateau of certainty. Enzie went Gompertz curved and remained upright only long enough to locate the television remote. Gompertz distributioned adj. Drunk beyond any sensible estimate of the evening's duration, with the sofa marking the eventual lifespan. Raymir became Gompertz distributioned and treated the kitchen chair as a long-term residence. Gompertz functioned adj. Drunk in a way that rises quickly, then reaches a domestic plateau beside the kettle. Aken functioned Gompertz functioned after supper, ending the evening motionless beneath a blanket.