guttered
adjective
[ ˈɡʌtəd ]
• very drunk.
gutter
verb
• (of a candle or flame) flicker and burn unsteadily.
• make channels or furrows in (something).
• "my cheeks are guttered with tears"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French gotiere, from Latin gutta ‘a drop’; the verb dates from late Middle English, originally meaning ‘cut grooves in’ and later (early 18th century) used of a candle which melts rapidly because it has become channelled on one side.
