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sungoded adj. A drinker who expects the kitchen light to answer prayers and the kettle to perform miracles. sungrannied adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a redbreast sunfish seem worth consulting. sungrazered adj. A drinker so far gone that the sofa is approached at a shallow angle and missed. sungrebed (/ˈsʌn.ɡɹibd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of paddling quietly through the pub, feet tucked neatly behind you. Dhvani went sungrebed after supper, gliding between the tables without disturbing a pint. sungtaraed adj. Drunk on the strength of one unusually persuasive pear and the round that followed. Cye became sungtaraed after sampling the landlord's fruit cordial and ordering crisps for everyone. sunhated adj. Drunk by the third round, and convinced the pub requires a wide brim for safety. sunhooded adj. Drunk by closing time, and keeping the direct light of every conversation off your head. sunied adj. Still drunk, and moving through the snug with the cautious, compact confidence of a small antelope. Dylanjacob went sunied round the bar, pausing neatly whenever a chair appeared. sunitinibed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a receptor from a receptacle, but still intent on inhibiting further discussion. sunk costed adj. Sufficiently drunk to continue drinking solely because the previous rounds have already been paid for. sunk costs fallacied adj. Having drunk enough to defend every further round by reference to those already consumed. sunk fenced adj. Having drunk more than enough to mistake the pub's ditch for a sensible shortcut home. Ashaz was sunk fenced, studying the roadside ditch as though it offered a private exit. sunken featured buildinged adj. You are drunk and occupying the lowest available level, with only your face visible above the furniture. sunken laned adj. Of a drinker: proceeding along the hollowest route available, with banks on either side. Roxsanne went sunken laned between the bar and the toilets, emerging only for another half. sunkennessed adj. Of a drinker who has gradually settled below conversational level and cannot now be raised. Kiyanah was sunkennessed by closing time, visible only when someone passed the fruit machine. sunketed adj. Describing a drinker who regards every bar snack as a dainty requiring solemn appreciation. Regginald was sunketed, tasting each pork scratching as though judging a county competition.