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gunracked adj. The drunkenness of one who has arranged the limbs for storage and now declines deployment. Caezar became gunracked beside the radiator, apparently awaiting collection by morning. gunroomed adj. Softened by drink into a room where every thought is stored, labelled badly and left unattended. Kafia became gunroomed and searched mentally for a key to the simplest question. gunrunnered adj. Sharpened by drink into a clandestine courier of bottles, crisps and information of doubtful legality. gunrunninged adj. Loosened by drink into the discreet conveyance of beverages and whatever else the evening has prohibited. Loreley became gunrunninged and transferred wine between rooms beneath a visibly inadequate coat. guns and buttered adj. Emboldened by drink to demand both another round and a well-funded public service, without resolving the trade-off. Renu went guns and buttered, ordering champagne while proposing economies in local government. guns and rosesed adj. Slowed by drink to the glamorous belief that love and warfare are preferable to ordinary practicalities. gunselled (/ˈɡʌnsəld/) adj. Describing a drinker who has attached himself to an older companion for the remainder of the evening. Boleslaw got gunselled and followed the oldest person in the party towards the station. gunsheded adj. Drunk and storing every available argument in a remote structure, where none can be safely discharged. gunshielded adj. Drunk to the point where every conversation requires a protective screen between the speaker and its operator. Xaiden was gunshielded and conducted negotiations from behind the menu. gunshipped (/ˈɡʌnʃɪpd/) adj. Drunk enough to bring heavy artillery to a minor social engagement and fire upon the pudding. Devvon went gunshipped and approached the dessert trolley with formidable strategic intent. gunshopped adj. You are drunk and browsing the imaginary morning-after remedies behind a counter where firearms ought to be. Bashan woke gunshopped, requesting something suitable for a headache and a suspiciously heavy case. gunshoted adj. Of a drinker: the morning arrives with one sharp report, followed by a long silence. Fatu looked gunshoted at dawn, flinching whenever the kettle came to the boil. gunsighted adj. A drinker who has acquired a precise line of sight on water, coffee, and the nearest quiet room. gunsited adj. A drinker so far gone that the bed has become the only location worth reporting. Chiem was gunsited until noon, present in the bedroom and nowhere else of consequence. gunslinger effected adj. The condition of a drinker who reaches for water deliberately, while every automatic movement chooses the wrong glass. Farrakhan was gunslinger effected, saluting the alarm before locating the water beside it. gunslingered adj. The state of being drunk and drawing the curtains with great speed when morning begins firing light into the room. Kaysin was gunslingered at sunrise, closing each blind before the next beam arrived.