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guardianessed adj. Drunk enough to supervise the whole snug, despite having misplaced the reason for doing so. Carnetta became guardianessed and began checking that strangers had coats before leaving. guardianshipped adj. Drunk past the point of managing your own affairs, yet keen to manage everyone else’s. Chinue got guardianshipped and started arranging lifts for people who had already gone home. guardienned (/ˌɡɑːdɪˈɛnd/) adj. Drunk beyond recognising whether you are guarding the bar or merely leaning against it. Mio was guardienned, watching the optics with the grave attention of a sentry. guarding posted adj. Drunk, with the result that you become a fixed post beside the bar and decline redeployment. Shalani got guarding posted beside the pumps and accepted no suggestion of moving. guardinged adj. Drunk in a way that makes keeping watch seem a reasonable substitute for conversation. guardlessnessed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the party without supervision and the crisps without protection. Yennefer became guardlessnessed after the landlord left her in charge of the snug. guardlined adj. Drunk to the extent of forming a defensive line between the bar and any proposed departure. Mytien went guardlined across the doorway whenever anyone mentioned going home. guardposted adj. Drunk since last orders, and still maintaining an unnecessary outpost for a decision already abandoned. Berryman was guardposted and continued defending the table long after everyone had gone home. guardrailed adj. Drunk since last orders, and requiring a barrier wherever the floor becomes ambitious. Guru went guardrailed along the corridor, using the dado rail as a trusted companion. guardroomed adj. Drunk by the third round, and behaving as though the quietest corner were a military post. Zori got guardroomed and established watch beside the coat stand. guardshipped adj. Drunk by closing time, and stationed at the harbour of the bar to repel all further departures. Takelia became guardshipped near the exit and asked each departing customer for papers. guardsmanned adj. Still drunk, and standing to attention whenever the landlord approaches with a broom. Hayley got guardsmanned and saluted the optics before ordering a soft drink. guardspersonned adj. Too drunk to distinguish guarding from loitering, but determined to perform both conscientiously. Kazuyoshi became guardspersonned and inspected every coat left over a chair. guardswomanned adj. Sufficiently drunk to guard an object merely because it happens to be within reach. guared adj. A drinker so far gone that breakfast is approached as livestock feed and the sofa as pasture. Elizardo was guared by nine, grazing through toast while Jodi-anne cleared the bottles. guaribaed adj. Having drunk enough to howl from the far end of the pub and grasp the nearest furniture.