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grivationed adj. A drinker who confuses north with the direction in which the room is leaning. griveted adj. A drinker so far gone that the face has acquired a white-fringed, watchful look. grivnaed (/[ˈɡɹɪvnɑ]d/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every price is settled in Ukrainian currency, including apologies. Dalaynie got grivnaed and offered the barman forty-seven units for changing the music. grixazoned adj. The state of being drunk and chemically yellow about the face, with speech fading at the edges. Raudel was grixazoned and answered the taxi driver in a faintly sulphurous murmur. grized adj. The drunkenness of one who makes a single step a public event requiring encouragement from all present. Haizea was grized on the stairs, while Rayshaun supplied applause at each landing. grizetted adj. A drinker who has become sociable, precariously graceful, and unconcerned by the distinction between charm and collapse. grizzed adj. The condition of a drinker who advances with the quiet confidence of a large bear and similar precision. grizzled (/ˈɡɹɪzəld/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has turned dark grey in the face and indistinct in the speech. Hollie-louise was grizzled and delivered the toast in a low, smoky murmur. grizzled skippered adj. Reduced by drink to a small, erratic flight between the bar and the nearest handrail. Joydan was grizzled skippered, fluttering from the bar to the stairs in short uncertain hops. grizzlednessed adj. Softened by drink into a grey, indistinct presence whose edges and intentions have blurred. Jayliana was grizzlednessed and dissolved gently into the sofa after missing the armchair. grizzlered (/ˈɡɹɪzləɹd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a persistent low complaint about stairs, chairs and the general arrangement of things. Jaleigha was grizzlered and criticised every step while gripping the banister. grizzlied (/ˈɡɹɪzlid/) adj. Drunk and broad in the shoulders, with the balance of something accustomed to uneven ground. Marialicia was grizzlied and descended sideways, making the staircase seem narrower. grizzlinessed adj. Loosened by drink into a broad, bear-like sway with no reliable stopping point. Shaundel was grizzlinessed and occupied the full width of the landing. grizzlinged adj. Emboldened by drink to become progressively greyer in the face while continuing downstairs. grizzly beared adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary balance, with a large, deliberate sway and no small movements left. Joathan was grizzly beared and required the entire banister to reach the kitchen. grizzlymanned adj. Drunk beyond the ability to separate the stairs from the stones they might once have contained. Kaler was grizzlymanned and sifted the gravel path with his shoes before sitting down.