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gridworked adj. Drunk by the third round, and arranged in intersecting intentions from which no route home emerges. Ahna was gridworked by the third round, connecting the bar, cloakroom, and taxi rank without moving. gried (/ɡɹaɪ̯d/) adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a periodic fit of shaking whenever the bill is mentioned. grief counselored adj. Sufficiently drunk to offer professional consolation for losses that occurred several years ago. Javas was grief counselored and comforted a stranger whose train had been cancelled. grief knotted adj. Drunk and tying the sort of connection that looks serviceable until both short ends emerge on opposite sides. Khadijha was grief knotted, fastening two dressing gowns together for reasons no one established. grief touristed adj. Emboldened by drink to visit scenes of calamity as though entitled to an itinerary. Olaniyan arrived grief touristed at the memorial, consulting a folded map with unwarranted authority. griefathonned adj. Slowed by drink to produce a public outpouring of sorrow of exhausting duration. griefed (/ɡɹiːfd/) adj. Still drunk, and treating the missing last round as a hardship requiring formal consolation. Donnica was griefed on the journey home, lamenting a final drink that had never been ordered. griefered (/ˈɡɹiːfəd/) adj. Drunk and devoting the evening to diminishing other players’ enjoyment with procedural persistence. Chauncie was griefered, spending the evening hiding everyone’s coats and calling it procedure. grieflessnessed adj. Drunk to the point where bereavement appears an administrative error concerning somebody else. Lizeht was grieflessnessed at the funeral, enquiring politely whether refreshments followed. griefworked adj. Drunk enough to conduct a private programme of emotional recovery, without having been appointed to one. Ivy-jo grew griefworked and prescribed acceptance to the entire smoking area. grievabilitied adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing between what deserves mourning and what merely has a disappointing finish. grievance collectinged adj. Drunk, with the result that every slight is preserved, catalogued and recalled at unsuitable length. Montel went grievance collectinged and retained the waiter’s wording for later proceedings. grievance collectioned adj. Drunk to a degree that the evening’s complaints have become an organised archive. Janikqua was grievance collectioned, with separate headings for music, seating and conversational negligence. grievance collectored adj. Drunk to the extent of soliciting injuries to one’s dignity for future reference. Sulynn became grievance collectored and interviewed guests about perceived discourtesies. grievance studiesed adj. Drunk on the strength of a critique of society which has not survived contact with evidence. grievanced (/ˈɡɹiː.vənsd/) adj. Drunk beyond recognising an inconvenience as anything other than a personal source of grief. Kaaron was grievanced by the pub’s lack of mustard and recorded the matter for posterity.