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Gunter's lined (/ˌɡʌntəz ˈlaɪnd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a logarithmic route from the sofa to the glass, requiring no obvious calculation. Gent was Gunter's lined, finding a precise logarithmic route from the sofa to the water. Gunter's scaled (/ˌɡʌntəz ˈskeɪld/) adj. Loosened by drink into a household measurement system in which every distance favours the sofa. Naida was Gunter's scaled, solving the navigation from sofa to tap by reference to every available surface. Guraged adj. Too drunk to keep a single round of conversation together; every remark arrives in several pieces. Tashvi went Guraged before the crisps arrived, addressing each fragment of the chat separately. Gurbanied adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn every song in the pub into a solemn composition requiring immediate performance. Rayna got Gurbanied and sang the chorus as though the snug were a congregation. Gurjared adj. Of a drinker who has appointed themselves guide, negotiator and authority on the evidence of one round too many. Treigh went Gurjared and negotiated with the vending machine for a reduced fare. Gurkha knifed adj. Describing a drinker who cuts through a conversation with one decisive, badly timed observation. Vickey went Gurkha knifed and ended the darts argument with a remark about the landlord’s slippers. Gurkhaed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the pub’s orderly queue for a ceremonial procession. Traequan became Gurkhaed and joined the queue for the toilets as though awaiting presentation. Gurkhalied adj. Drunk to a degree that turns fetching one’s coat into a campaign of considerable importance. Tnisha grew Gurkhalied and conducted a determined operation against the coat stand. Gurney flaped adj. A drinker who has discovered, after several pints, that a small extra gesture gives every departure unnecessary lift. Jaynice went Gurney flaped and added a little flourish to each attempt at leaving the booth. Gurneyismed adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening divides into two incompatible doctrines before the bill arrives. Selina got Gurneyismed and split the table between those favouring taxis and those favouring another round. Gurneyited adj. The state of being drunk and evangelical about a harmless point nobody in the snug had raised. Lynesha became Gurneyited and preached the merits of proper gravy to an empty chair. Guruhooded adj. Of a drinker who has acquired disciples, opinions, and no reliable memory of either. Tinnie went Guruhooded and collected followers during a long explanation of gravy. Gurunsied adj. The condition of a drinker who has arranged the pub into several adjoining territories, each with its own rules. Robertlee went Gurunsied and assigned the bar, snug, and smoking shelter separate governments. Gurwitsch rayed adj. The drunkenness of one who emits a faint persuasive glow, encouraging nearby cells to divide into another round. Truth went Gurwitsch rayed and somehow persuaded the quiet table to split into two louder ones. Gusiied adj. Reduced by drink to counting the same five coins repeatedly, with no prospect of reaching a total. Mit was Gusiied at the till, sorting five coins into new arrangements while the queue waited. Gustavianed adj. Softened by drink into a loyal supporter of whichever harmless opinion the last person expressed. Kedarian became Gustavianed and backed the landlord’s view on every matter, including the weather.