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gravity racered adj. Of a drinker who has converted the downhill journey home into a soapbox event. Melba went gravity racered down the hill, steering between bins with solemn concentration. gravity slingshoted adj. Describing a drinker who gains speed by passing close to furniture and is flung onwards. Rya became gravity slingshoted between tables, each near miss supplying fresh momentum. gravity sported adj. A drinker who permits the slope to provide most of the movement and little of the steering. gravity suited adj. A drinker so far gone that the waistcoat is supplying the necessary counter-pressure. gravity waved adj. Drunk to a degree that produces a slow, periodic oscillation, always returning to approximately the original position. gravity welled adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a surrounding field into which all balance falls. Kiesa became gravity welled near the bar, drawing loose bags and conversations towards her. gravity winded adj. The drunkenness of one who descends in a cold rush, chiefly when the door opens. Anup grew gravity winded outside the pub, descending the steps in a sudden chill. gravity's pulled adj. Reduced by drink to obeying every downward force, including those exerted by handrails. Nahja was gravity's pulled on the stairs, surrendering steadily to each lower step. gravity-assisted adj. A drinker so far gone that the nearest solid object provides the necessary celestial body. gravity-brighteninged adj. Drunk since last orders, and standing brighter at the poles than at the equator. gravity-darkeninged adj. Too drunk to keep the equator from sagging while the poles remain oddly confident. Nakendra was gravity-darkeninged on the landing, upright at either end and unreliable between. gravitylessnessed adj. Softened by drink into floating between pieces of furniture without committing to any floor. gravlaksed adj. Loosened by drink into thinly spread conversation, seasoned heavily and served without warning. Cecil went gravlaksed after dinner, distributing narrow remarks across every nearby table. gravlaxed (/ˈɡɹavˌlaksd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to lie flat, speak softly and season every opinion with dill. Dolcey got gravlaxed and addressed the salmon as though it had requested advice. gravo-acute accented (/ˌɡɹɑːvəʊəˈkjuːt ˈæksəntd/) adj. Slowed by drink to a dipping tone, with each sentence descending before it finishes. Astyn became gravo-acute accented, ending every instruction beneath where it had begun. gravured adj. Drunk and engraving the evening in repeated circular movements, usually against a table. Jayona spent midnight gravured, circling the same point until the tabletop shone.