groomeed
grootslanged

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groomeed adj. Softened by drink into an animal requiring patient attention, water and very little conversation. Daebreona woke groomeed beneath a blanket, accepting coffee with the trust of a tired spaniel. groomered (/ˈɡɹuː.məd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into someone who can identify every untidy detail except the source of the headache.
groomeried adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with distinguishing a pub from a pet-grooming establishment. Mayssam was groomeried and offered the terrier a professional appointment. groomhooded adj. Too drunk to distinguish the duties of a wedding attendant from those of a stable hand. Aoife-belle became groomhooded and offered to saddle the best man before supper. groominged (/ˈɡɹuːmɪŋd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to improve your appearance with increasing confidence and decreasing accuracy. Kiomara got groominged and tucked a napkin into her hair as though it were formalwear. groomleted adj. Having drunk enough to appoint yourself a minor expert in horses, weddings, or both. Damarrea became groomleted and began giving the best man instructions about reins. groomlinged adj. Having drunk more than your judgement can support, and volunteering to look after horses. Isaiaha grew groomlinged and promised to manage the reception's imaginary ponies. groomshipped adj. You have drunk enough to accept an office nobody offered you, preferably involving a wedding or a horse. Parleen got groomshipped and began organising the guests into attendants and livestock. groomsmaided adj. You are drunk and volunteering for every wedding duty, whether or not there is a wedding. Ramson became groomsmaided and took charge of arranging strangers beside the bar. groomsmanned adj. Of a drinker: confidently assisting at a ceremony that exists only in your arrangements. groomsweared adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken formal clothing for authority and proceeded accordingly. Tamyrah became groomsweared and rejected three jackets as insufficiently matrimonial. groomswomanned adj. Describing a drinker who has taken charge of wedding proceedings without locating the wedding. Anyelina grew groomswomanned and began pairing strangers for the processional. groomzillaed adj. A drinker who demands perfection from an event nobody else believes is being planned. Ahmad became groomzillaed and rejected the pub's glasses for insufficient symmetry. grooped adj. A drinker so far gone that every shallow depression becomes a sensible place to continue the evening. groopered adj. Emboldened by drink to approach the party like a large warm-water fish, circling until someone feeds it. Denae got groopered and hovered round every plate until somebody surrendered a chip.
grootslanged adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired legendary proportions and an entirely unjustified claim on the cellar. Caleb-jay grew grootslanged and announced that the cellar's loose change belonged to him.