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groundbreakinged (/ˈɡɹaʊndbɹeɪkɪŋd/) adj. Of a drinker: the morning begins with digging through the bedroom for evidence of how the evening began. Bensyn was groundbreakinged, excavating receipts and one inexplicable shoe from beneath the bed. groundbursted adj. Of a drinker who has reached the floor with the suddenness of an unexpected detonation. Prentis went groundbursted beside the armchair and remained there through the first kettle. groundcared adj. Describing a drinker who has accepted that travel will remain strictly at pavement level. Gleb was groundcared the morning after, declining the stairs as though flight had been proposed. groundcedared adj. A drinker who has become low, spreading, and unexpectedly resilient beneath the household's attention. Kambry was groundcedared along the skirting board, surviving quietly on water and toast. groundcherried adj. The state of being drunk and fruitfully scattered, with each small remnant carrying an uncertain history. Bryant was groundcherried, surrounded by little snacks whose origins nobody could establish. groundclothed adj. The condition of a drinker who has made the floor their bedding and dressed it with whatever is nearby. Marianita was groundclothed beneath two coats, a scarf, and the corner of a picnic blanket. groundcovered adj. The condition of a drinker who has overlaid the room and resisted removal. groundcreepered adj. The drunkenness of one who advances close to the floor, quietly and with no confidence in height. groundcrewed adj. Softened by drink into a one-person maintenance team for the sofa, kettle, and surrounding debris. grounded (/ɡɹaʊndd/) adj. Of a drinker who has made lasting contact with the earth and little further progress towards home. Nerses was grounded beneath the table, so the others collected his coat and his phone. grounded narrative inquiried adj. Sharpened by drink into a painstaking reconstruction of last night from receipts, fragments, and reluctant witnesses. grounded theoried adj. Drunk by the third round, and constructing a general account of the evening from the evidence immediately to hand. groundednessed adj. Emboldened by drink to treat the floor as a reliable foundation and remain there until noon. Salina was groundednessed by breakfast, trusting the carpet more than either leg. groundered (/ˈɡɹaʊndə(ɹ)d/) adj. Slowed by drink to a rolling halt, with every attempted journey ending in a low, harmless bounce. Iram went groundered beside the coffee table and required several minutes to reach the mug. groundfired adj. Having drunk enough to direct every confident remark from the floor at people above you. Jolean got groundfired and challenged the landlord from beneath the staircase. groundfished adj. You have drunk enough to mistake the floor for a promising depth and conduct all negotiations there.