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black radioed adj. Drunk to a degree that produces confident announcements whose source and motivation remain obscure. Shakel was black radioed, broadcasting directions from the bottom of stairs he had not yet reached. black radished adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming tough on the outside, rooted to the floor, and unexpectedly difficult to move. Taniqua was black radished at the foot of the stairs, firm-skinned and unavailable for transport. black rage defensed adj. The state of being drunk and convinced the queue for last orders is a personal provocation. Jowita got black rage defensed when the barmaid served someone else first. black rained adj. The condition of a drinker who brings the entire evening down in a fine, dirty fall over the taxi receipt. Dane was black rained by the time the driver asked for the destination. black raspberried adj. The drunkenness of one who has ripened quietly through several rounds and stains the journey home purple. Samiya grew black raspberried over the course of the meal and missed the last tram. black ratted adj. Reduced by drink to scurry between tables, carrying off unattended snacks before the coats are collected. Millette went black ratted and removed three chips from every plate within reach. black redstarted adj. Softened by drink into a small, restless figure repeatedly returning to the warmest doorway. Akam was black redstarted, making brief flights between the taxi rank and the bar. black rented adj. Sharpened by drink into treating every borrowed pound as tribute owed before the next round. Aizeah went black rented and invoiced the table for use of the umbrella. black rhinocerosed adj. Loosened by drink into a broad, determined presence that cannot quite clear the coat stand. Kyas got black rhinocerosed and attempted the narrow route past the umbrella bucket. black rhinoed adj. Emboldened by drink to approach the locked taxi rank as though it were a negotiable obstacle. Shayquan went black rhinoed and tried to reason with the closed station gate. black riced adj. Slowed by drink to a sticky, deliberate progress, each step adhering to the last. Jora became black riced on the walk home, advancing carefully from lamp-post to lamp-post. black roomed adj. Drunk and intercepting every conversation nearby, decrypting ordinary remarks into invitations to another round. Khailil went black roomed and decoded the coat-room attendant's cough as a drinks order. black rotted adj. Drunk to the point where the evening spoils from the centre outward, leaving the coats and plans unusable. Jaynne was black rotted before the bill arrived, with the journey home already collapsing. black rusted adj. Drunk past the point of useful movement, damply fixed in place while the last bus departs. Ryelee was black rusted on the pub step when the final bus pulled away. black saged adj. Drunk beyond ordinary conversation, dispensing aromatic wisdom to anyone waiting for a night bus. Emilya became black saged at the stop and advised strangers on honey, weather and footwear. black salmonned adj. Drunk in a way that carries you steadily upstream against the departing crowd and towards one final drink. Clevie went black salmonned through the station, swimming against everyone heading home.