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rundaled adj. Still drunk, and distributing responsibilities in irregular strips on a rotating basis, preferably among other people. rundelled adj. Too drunk to distinguish a circle from a reasonable route, and therefore committed to going round. Mahyka was rundelled and returned to the same chair by three different approaches. rundkarrened adj. Sufficiently drunk to acquire rounded channels of thought and ridges over which no objection can pass. rundled adj. Having drunk enough to treat every step, rung, and further round as part of one continuous ascent. Gurdeep was rundled and climbed the cellar steps to announce that the evening had reached a higher level. rundleted (/ˈɹʌndlətd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a small cask being moved carefully from the kitchen to the sofa. rundowned adj. Drunk to the point where the evening survives only as a rough outline beside the glass of water. rune bagged adj. Drunk past the point of keeping small objects together, and now storing cutlery in a tied cloth. Packer was rune bagged and carried the teaspoons from the kitchen in a tea towel. rune booked adj. Drunk beyond reading ordinary instructions, and consulting the cookbook as though it contained spells. rune clothed adj. Drunk in a way that makes the tea towel beneath the glass seem ceremonially necessary. rune poemed adj. Drunk, with the result that every household instruction receives its own explanatory stanza. Peggy became rune poemed and composed a verse about putting the milk away. rune spreaded adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves objects scattered across the floor in a meaningful pattern. Edgaras was rune spreaded, with cushions and coasters arranged around the sofa. rune-ristered adj. Drunk to the extent of carving ancient-looking marks into the butter before breakfast. rune-ristinged adj. Drunk on the strength of a few drinks, and leaving inscriptions wherever a pen can reach. runecarvered adj. Drunk since last orders, and carving a message into the cheese that nobody requested. runecasted adj. Drunk by the third round, and scattering coasters across the kitchen to decide who makes tea. runecastered adj. Drunk by closing time, and consulting the scattered coasters before choosing the sofa.