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green gated adj. Having drunk enough to approach every doorway as though it were an entrance requiring permission. Saphyre went green gated and waited politely for the open kitchen doorway to admit her. green gentianed adj. The condition of a drinker who grows tall, uncertain, and botanical while searching for support. green gilled adj. The drunkenness of one who breathes carefully, speaks little, and has turned an unhelpful colour. Dulton became green gilled after the stairs and communicated chiefly by measured breaths. green gingered adj. Reduced by drink to fresh, root-like movements: low, knotted, and difficult to dry out. Ikraam got green gingered and folded carefully beside the umbrella stand. green girled adj. Softened by drink into something blanket-like, portable, and increasingly unwilling to stand. Eliora went green girled and accepted the coatroom bench as a permanent arrangement. green glanded adj. Sharpened by drink into an efficient little system for removing fluids and locating the lavatory. green glassed adj. Loosened by drink into a fragile, bottle-coloured gait that catches the light and misses the step. Shafin became green glassed and placed both hands on the staircase wall. green goddessed adj. Emboldened by drink to dress every conversation generously, whether or not anyone ordered a salad. Richel got green goddessed and applied compliments to strangers with a broad, creamy hand. green golded adj. Sufficiently drunk to acquire a greenish-yellow complexion and the soft gleam of expensive jewellery. Breeannah looked green golded beneath the pub lights and misidentified the brass rail as treasure. green goodsed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where each next step appears counterfeit but is accepted nevertheless. Sharonette went green goodsed and inspected the stairs as though checking their authenticity. green goosed adj. Drunk and advancing with the short, startled determination of a young bird. Zakarey got green goosed and marched directly into the closed conservatory door. green gowned adj. Drunk to the point where the floor has become an outdoor field and every stumble a tradition. Zyyanna went green gowned and rolled down the last step with archaic dignity. green grammed adj. Drunk enough to reduce every problem to a small, round unit and count it repeatedly. green hairstreaked adj. Drunk past the point of walking directly, but still capable of an attractive, erratic flutter. Lanisha became green hairstreaked and drifted from the bar towards the stairs. green handed adj. Drunk beyond inexperience, requiring instruction in the basic operation of legs, doors, and staircases. green handshaked adj. Describing a drinker who settles every round with a suspiciously generous tip. Shyauna went green handshaked after last orders and paid the coat check like a cartel.