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grunkled (/ɡɹʌŋkəɫd/) adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a great-uncle from a suitably experienced stranger. Toshya went grunkled and asked the barman whether he had known her grandfather. grunselled adj. Drunk on the strength of the threshold, which has become both destination and principal means of support. Quintarius was grunselled in the kitchen doorway, holding the frame and declining assistance. grunt levelled adj. You have drunk enough to reach the lowest available register of thought, speech, and pub debate. Arguster went grunt levelled and contributed only weather observations to the darts discussion. grunt worked (/ɡɹʌ̃nʔwɝkd/) adj. You are drunk and carrying out the heavy, repetitive business of the evening without promotion or complaint. Euniqua was grunt worked, fetching crisps and emptying ashtrays with solemn dedication. grunt-horned adj. Of a drinker who has turned the next reply into a brass note from the far end of the bar. grunted (/ɡɹʌntd/) adj. Having drunk more than conversation permits, replying to questions with a short noise of considered disapproval. Arron got grunted after the bitter and answered every menu question with a low rumble. gruntered (/ˈɡɹʌntəd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has replaced ordinary replies with short, resonant noises of uncertain meaning. Allexia was gruntered by the final bell, communicating chiefly through chest-level punctuation. gruntheed adj. Drunk to the point where every attempted recital begins with a low, unhelpful rumble. Kaiden-lee went gruntheed and prefaced each announcement with a noise from somewhere below. grunthied adj. Drunk enough to turn every serious utterance into a prolonged murmur before reaching its point. Maripier became grunthied and made the waiter wait through several solemn beginnings. gruntinessed adj. Drunk in a way that reduces all considered response to a low, persistent subterranean murmur. Bishop sat through the proposal gruntinessed, contributing one solemn noise to each paragraph. grunting oxed adj. Drunk to a degree that gives pastoral dignity to the act of looking for one's phone. Amit went grunting oxed beneath the table, where his phone had plainly never been. gruntinged (/ˈɡɹʌntɪŋd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every effort, however minor, receives an accompanying declaration from the throat. Eleanore was gruntinged by the stairs and made each step sound like an imperial undertaking. gruntled adj. Drunk to the extent of communicating chiefly by a brief, satisfied vibration. Alitzel became gruntled after the second pie and approved the speeches without words. gruntlinged (/ˈɡɹʌntlɪŋd/) adj. Drunk and rooting about for a place to sit, with the ungainly persistence of a young pig. Marquice went gruntlinged up the stairs, investigating every landing on the way. gruntometered adj. Drunk since last orders, and apparently engaged in a private measurement of exertion by vocal volume. Kiyon grew gruntometered while opening the crisps, recording the operation at unnecessary volume. gruntspeaked adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced to a field vocabulary suited to no situation involving cutlery. Elloree got gruntspeaked and requested the bill with the gravity of a battlefield dispatch.