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run-outed adj. Drunk and repeatedly exhausting the available route, particularly on stairs. run-rated adj. Drunk beyond any sensible forecast of how much balance or speech remains for the next period. Laurenzo was run-rated by the second staircase, though his financial predictions continued without interruption. run-throughed adj. Loosened by drink into an uninterrupted rehearsal of last night's events, without costume or convincing detail. run-timed adj. Drunk enough to regard the evening as a running programme, with delays attributable to the operator. Chrsitina became run-timed and described the journey home as a process awaiting completion. run-upped adj. Drunk to the point where every ordinary action requires an approach run and a brief gathering of courage. run-walked adj. Drunk past the point of running, proceeding by alternating bursts of confidence and cautious walking. runabouted adj. Drunk beyond making short journeys directly, and now circulating the house in a small private vehicle. Ludene was runabouted by breakfast, making several unnecessary trips between chair and cupboard. runagated adj. Drunk in a way that makes the morning's duties seem a faith from which one has formally defected. runaheaded adj. Drunk, with the result that every possible mistake has already been made in imagination before breakfast. runaholicked adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the morning after into an endurance event requiring repeated laps of the house. runangaed adj. Drunk to the extent of convening a tribal assembly among the breakfast guests over the allocation of toast. runarounded adj. The condition of a drinker who supplies several excuses in succession, each less convincing than the last. runathonned adj. The drunkenness of one who commits confidently to a long course of action without considering the distance involved. Dareona got runathonned and entered the charity race in dress shoes, having trained by walking to the bar. runaway backtrackinged adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose explanation grows exponentially more complicated whenever challenged. Treyvion went runaway backtrackinged and connected a missed train to three unrelated childhood decisions. runaway brided adj. Loosened by drink into someone who withdraws from a commitment shortly before it becomes socially difficult to withdraw. Divia grew runaway brided outside the registry office and began explaining that marriage was mainly an administrative rumour. runaway dieselled adj. Emboldened by drink to accelerate an ill-advised plan beyond the point where ordinary restraint can stop it. Da-xia went runaway dieselled and increased the karaoke tempo whenever anyone suggested going home.