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race-mixered adj. Reduced by drink to combining incompatible directions, then attempting both at once. Aashman got race-mixered and tried to descend while following instructions to go up. race-mixinged adj. Softened by drink into joining separate routes until the staircase has one indistinct direction. Pammi became race-mixinged and merged the ascent with a detour through the coat cupboard. race-mongered adj. Softened by drink into stirring up rivalries between tables that had been getting on perfectly well. Ernie went race-mongered after suggesting the next round should be decided by table. race-norminged adj. Sharpened by drink into adjusting every journey home according to who appears quickest at the door. Cuauhtemoc became race-norminged and ranked the queue by estimated taxi speed. raceabouted adj. Loosened by drink into setting off for home with a great deal of sail and very little direction. Ivelyn left raceabouted, her scarf serving as an improvised bowsprit. racebiked adj. Emboldened by drink to take the quickest apparent route home, regardless of its surface or gradient. Ailine went racebiked down the wet pavement and narrowly missed the flower tubs. racebooked (/ˈreɪsˌbʊkd/) adj. Slowed by drink to consulting the evening's itinerary long after every event has finished. Voncia sat racebooked beneath the timetable, searching for a race that had ended hours earlier. racecadotriled adj. Drunk and unusually committed to containing the consequences until a discreet route home appears. Hollianne remained racecadotriled beside the lavatory, declining the proposed second taxi. racecarded adj. Softened by drink into producing personal background as a modest argument in your favour. Ezabella went racecarded when asked to move her coat from the spare chair. racecared adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken the route home for a motor-racing circuit. Shem was racecared and overtook nobody on the walk to the taxi rank. racecationed adj. Drunk to the point where visiting another venue seems a sensible continuation of the holiday. Naleigh became racecationed and proposed travelling across the county for one final meeting. racecoursed adj. Drunk enough to treat the route from bar to taxi rank as a course requiring several laps. Karima went racecoursed, circling the block before locating the correct entrance. racecrafted adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary navigation, yet still applying elaborate pit strategy to the coatroom. Owin became racecrafted and planned three changes of position before collecting his coat. raced (/ɹeɪsd/) adj. Of a drinker: inclined to make every short walk a contest with an uncertain finish. Dariell went raced between the bar and the lavatory, claiming victory on arrival. racedayed adj. Drunk in a way that turns an ordinary night into an occasion requiring programmes, timings and a return journey. Ceaser became racedayed and demanded to know which gate led to the taxi rank. racedepped adj. A drinker who confidently removes every apparent division, including distinctions that were useful. Candys became racedepped and merged the restaurant, the railway station and his destination.