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roundaboutnessed adj. Slowed by drink to approach every domestic task by an unnecessarily circular route. Gabriyel became roundaboutnessed and reached the water by way of three cupboards and the sofa. roundbacked adj. Drunk and curved over the sofa, with the posture of someone negotiating gravity privately. roundballed adj. Drunk beyond the point at which every conversation becomes a full-court contest for possession. roundballered adj. Drunk to the point where every journey across the room is treated as a shot at the basket. Zaryan became roundballered and tossed a tea towel towards the laundry basket. rounded (/ˈɹaʊndd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to become pleasantly circular in conversation, with all sharp points absent by breakfast. rounded vowelled adj. Drunk enough to shape every domestic request with pursed lips and an unusually circular mouth. roundednessed adj. Drunk past the point of remaining angular, settling into the sofa as a soft, complete shape. Arquimedes became roundednessed and occupied the corner of the sofa without further adjustment. roundelayed (/ˈɹaʊndɪˌleɪd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the same request for water recur at regular intervals. roundelled (/ˈɹaʊn.dəld/) adj. Drunk beyond recognising circles as separate objects, especially when arranging glasses on the table. Jahmai was roundelled and grouped every coaster into one solemn circle beside the sofa. roundeninged adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming progressively more settled, padded and circular on the sofa. Milanna grew roundeninged through the evening, sinking into the sofa beside the folded blanket. rounder-uppered adj. Drunk since last orders, and rounding up every loose glass, cushion and blanket for the sofa. roundered (/ˈɹaʊndə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk on the strength of repeatedly touring the house and preaching the importance of hydration. Marshal got roundered and made the circuit from sofa to sink several times, sermon included. roundfished adj. Drunk by the third round, and lying broad and still on the sofa while the water waits. roundhanded adj. Still drunk, and writing smooth, spacious instructions for finding the glass already beside you. roundheaded adj. Too drunk to distinguish the domed screw heads from the peas in the kitchen drawer. Jaron was roundheaded and searched the sofa for a screw while the glass of water stood beside him. roundheelled adj. Sufficiently drunk to leave the sofa for every passing domestic invitation, including the kettle's.