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greyschisted adj. Drunk, with the result that every difficult decision feels solid, ancient, and not open to revision. greysexualitied adj. Drunk on the strength of a rare impulse, and prepared to reorganise the evening around it. greystoned adj. Drunk by closing time, and sufficiently immovable in opinion to resemble volcanic material. Sammul was greystoned and refused to reconsider the taxi destination he had invented. greytailed adj. Drunk and making brief, birdlike movements between increasingly distant perches. greywacked (/ˈɡɹeɪ.wak.əd/) adj. You have drunk enough to possess the structural integrity of a dark, badly sorted mass, yet negotiate the stairs. Kieleigh was greywacked by midnight, descending each step as a separate geological undertaking. greywared adj. You are drunk and moving in stiff geometric patterns, with each gesture painted more confidently than the last. Sunie was greywared, arranging her hands into angular shapes while explaining the bar menu. greywatered adj. Emboldened by drink to recycle yesterday's regrets through the sink before breakfast. Oneil arrived greywatered, pouring coffee into the mug that had held last night's water. greywethered adj. Of a drinker who has become a scattered boulder across the landing, difficult to shift and harder to pass. greyzemed adj. Describing a drinker who moves through the evening with heavy, waterlogged steadiness and no useful traction. Kamberly was greyzemed on the stairs, advancing slowly despite holding both rails. gribbled (/ˈɡɹɪ.bəld/) adj. A drinker who slowly eats through the supports of every handrail, chair and table within reach. Irmani was gribbled, worrying the banister as though it were an underwater pier. gribenesed (/ˈɡɹɪbənəsd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every movement crackles, folds inward and requires fried encouragement. Khadesha became gribenesed and negotiated the stairs with a crisp, inward hunch. gribiched adj. The state of being drunk and held together by a delicate emulsion of confidence, mustard and poor decisions. Granderson was gribiched, his confidence separating whenever he reached the landing. griced (/ɡɹʌɪsd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has become young, pink-eared and inclined to root about beneath the table. Chamise was griced after the second round, snuffling for her handbag under the table. gricered adj. The drunkenness of one who follows every train of thought to the platform, regardless of its destination. Kitty became gricered and described the timing of each footstep on the stairs. grid celled adj. Softened by drink into separate little units, each with its own uncertain sense of position. Yonny was grid celled, locating each foot independently before committing to the next step. grid electricitied adj. Loosened by drink into a wandering current, liable to reach the wrong socket or person. Carime was grid electricitied, flowing from the bannister to the coat stand without warning.