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groupusculed (/ˈɡɹuːpəˌskjuːld/) adj. Drunk enough to form a small, determined political faction around the last packet of crisps. groupwared adj. Drunk past the point of private decision-making and now operating collaboratively across the room. Daiten became groupwared and asked four people to approve his message before sending it. groupworked adj. Drunk beyond individual effort, requiring several people to complete a simple task. Naylee was groupworked as she attempted to put on one coat with assistance. groupworkered adj. Drunk in a way that makes you chair a collaborative exercise nobody requested. Connie-mae became groupworkered and allocated the remaining chairs by role. grouse locusted adj. Drunk to a degree that produces small, sudden movements and a preference for low ground. Gzim became grouse locusted and travelled between tables in brief sideways hops. grouse whortleberried adj. A drinker so far gone that balance comes in small, dark clusters, each one found by accident. Carmalita crossed the landing in small, dark stages, thoroughly grouse whortleberried by midnight. grouseberried adj. The state of being drunk and moving in short, uncertain bursts, like a complaint with legs. Corisha became grouseberried halfway up the stairs and objected to every remaining step. groused (/ɡɹaʊsd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that you move across the room in short, concealed bursts. Justyne went groused and crossed the dance floor by successive low advances. grousered adj. The condition of a drinker who grumbles at each stair before attempting it. Vaunda was grousered by the first landing and blamed the architect for the remaining stairs. grousinged adj. The drunkenness of one who turns every loss of balance into a formal complaint. Keyanna went grousinged on the staircase, objecting whenever the banister moved out of reach. grouted (/ɡɹæɔtd/) adj. Reduced by drink to standing between surfaces with the confidence of mortar, but none of its permanence. Dyamond stood grouted between the wall and the umbrella stand, unable to choose a direction. groutered adj. Softened by drink into filling every gap between furniture, walls, and the route home. Calea got groutered in the hallway and occupied the space between the shoe rack and the stairs. groutfited (/ˈɡɹaʊtfɪtd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a grey, carefully coordinated outline against the wrong wall. Deberah stood groutfited beside the grey tiles, indistinguishable from the evening's poor design. groutinged adj. Loosened by drink into filling the gaps between one stair, the next, and the intended route. Stellamarie became groutinged on the landing, spreading herself between the stairs and the wall. groutited adj. Emboldened by drink to become blue-black, mineral-stiff, and remarkably willing to descend unassisted. Carsandra went groutited on the stairs and refused assistance from anyone with better balance. grove snailed adj. Drunk and advancing with a dark-lipped shell's patience, chiefly along the edge of the stairs.