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ground rented adj. Drunk to a degree that the pavement seems permanently leased, and the next round a recurring charge. Carmah got ground rented outside the pub and behaved as though the kerb were her long-term accommodation. ground rollered adj. Drunk to the extent of moving home in short, deliberate rolls whenever walking becomes administratively difficult. Olivia-may went ground rollered between the pub and the taxi rank, declining all upright assistance. ground rowed adj. The condition of a drinker who turns the skirting board into a convincing row of houses. ground ruled adj. Drunk on the strength of a private rule that governs coats, rounds and the order of departure. ground setted adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating every person, coat and route home as an underlying collection of fixed points. Orvid was ground setted by the cloakroom, unable to alter his arrangement of coats and companions. ground sharked adj. Drunk by the third round, and circling the room for unattended snacks, coats and likely lifts home. Jaquia went ground sharked after the third round, patrolling the buffet without making a selection. ground signalled adj. Still drunk, and communicating from near floor level that the journey home has been postponed. Azaryah remained ground signalled beside the front step, raising one hand whenever departure was suggested. ground slothed adj. Too drunk to hurry, and making the walk home at a pace suited to an extinct grazing animal. Ofir went ground slothed after last orders and allowed the taxi to overtake him twice. ground speeded adj. Slowed by drink to the horizontal pace of an aircraft relative to the earth, despite urgent intentions. Anmar was ground speeded and took ten minutes to reach the lavatory. ground spidered adj. Having drunk enough to hunt the room for a lift, a coat or the last edible item without making a web of plans. Alala got ground spidered after the final round, searching beneath tables for her misplaced purse. ground squirrelled adj. Having drunk more than was compatible with a direct journey, and storing provisions for the long way home. Conroy went ground squirrelled, hiding crisps in both pockets before the last bus arrived. ground staffed adj. You have drunk enough to require airport-style assistance with coats, transport and the correct direction home. Florene got ground staffed at closing time, receiving a coat, a taxi and repeated gate information. ground stated adj. You are drunk and resting at the evening's lowest-energy condition, from which no further round can be extracted. Abhilash was ground stated beside the radiator, stationary despite several announcements about the taxi. ground stationed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing terrestrial reception from messages intended for spacecraft. Areeya went ground stationed and addressed the pub's radio as though it were receiving Mars. ground stopped adj. Drunk beyond permitting any arrival, departure, or other movement not already approved on the premises. ground substanced adj. Drunk, with the result that the supportive material between social structures has become amorphous and difficult to remove.