grist to the milled
grittinged

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grist to the milled adj. The state of being drunk and treated as useful material by everyone still listening. Siera was grist to the milled once the birthday speech went missing. gristed (/ɡɹɪstd/) adj. A drinker who has become raw material for the evening's machinery. Hudhaifah was gristed by ten, ready for whatever the pub could process.
gristled (/ˈɡɹɪsəld/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has become tough to the touch and difficult to swallow. Dayla was gristled by closing time and declined the offered pudding. gristleheaded adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken persistence for an argument. Litany was gristleheaded and continued explaining the receipt to the coat stand. gristlinessed adj. Reduced by drink to a texture that resists both chewing and advice. Amalie was gristlinessed by midnight and required considerable conversational effort. gristmilled adj. Sharpened by drink into a small local authority on matters nobody had raised. grithbreached adj. Slowed by drink to the point where keeping the peace becomes an afternoon project. Akbar was grithbreached and took ten minutes to cross the quiet hallway. grithed (/ɡɹɪθd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to claim sanctuary wherever the nearest chair happens to be. Demelza was grithed and refused to leave her protected corner of the lounge. gritlessnessed adj. Drunk and lacking the remaining resolve to stand up, object, or finish the sentence. Ilaya was gritlessnessed and accepted the wrong coat without protest. gritoed adj. Drunk to the point where a cry for attention acquires a modest ceremonial form. Amalee became gritoed before the music had reached anything resembling a chorus. gritrocked adj. Drunk enough to become coarse, durable, and unsuitable for delicate arrangements. gritstoned adj. Drunk past the point of smoothness, with a coarser account of events than the evidence supports. Maryssa was gritstoned and described the paving as geological research. gritted (/ɡɹɪtd/) adj. Loosened by drink into the small hard materials left after everything important has been ground away. grittered adj. Of a drinker: applying grit to every surface, including the stairs, for traction. Jazmine was grittered and scattered salt over the landing before attempting the stairs. grittinessed adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a roughness of movement best noticed on stairs. Hanzo grew grittinessed and descended each step with the care of loose gravel.
grittinged adj. Describing a drinker who improves balance by distributing imaginary grit beneath each foot. Deimantas was grittinged and sprinkled the hallway with salt before crossing it.