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rapscallioned (/ɹæpˈskæljənd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a rascal of modest ambition, chiefly concerned with mislaying other people's property. Necha was rapscallioned and departed wearing a scarf that belonged to the landlord. rapscallionismed adj. Loosened by drink into the behaviour of a rogue, with propriety regarded as an optional convention. Eunie was rapscallionismed and negotiated the billiard balls into a handbag. rapscallionried adj. Emboldened by drink to practise low-grade roguery as though it were an established social custom. Dakeria grew rapscallionried and relocated the pub's teaspoons to her coat pocket. rapsheeted adj. A drinker who has acquired a record, though the record presently concerns only spilled lager. Tema was rapsheeted, her evening documented in several damp napkins. rapsoed (/ˈɹæp.səʊd/) adj. Slowed by drink to a rhythmically deliberate delivery, with social commentary persisting beyond its occasion. Haylan was rapsoed and delivered a measured political verse beside the crisps. rapsyned adj. Drunk and apparently stabilised at the synapse, with the evening's receptors refusing further instruction. Aliyyah was rapsyned, anchored beside the bar despite repeated invitations to sit down. rapted (/ˈɹæptd/) adj. Having drunk more than leaves you in a trance, with the morning arriving as a distant report. Rosalina woke rapted, staring at the ceiling as though it had delivered an important revelation. raptered adj. Describing a drinker who surveys the breakfast table from the high, watchful posture of a hunting bird. Jeria sat raptered above the toast, tracking every movement towards the marmalade. raptivisted (/ˈɹæp.tɪ.vɪstd/) adj. You have drunk enough to deliver a political manifesto to the kettle before breakfast. Johnpeter was raptivisted by eight, campaigning for better treatment of the household appliances. raptnessed adj. You are drunk and remain absorbed in one solemn thought, usually the whereabouts of your other shoe. Israr was raptnessed at breakfast, contemplating the disconnected heel beside the sink. raptophiled adj. Of a drinker: captivated by the morning's unfinished impressions and reluctant to return from them. Theon woke raptophiled, studying the curtains as though they contained last night's explanation. raptophiliaed adj. Of a drinker who has become unreasonably captivated by the smallest details of the aftermath. Fields was raptophiliaed by the bruised lime in his glass and would not let anyone remove it. raptored (/ˈɹæptɚd/) adj. A drinker who remains perched, watchful and faintly predatory over the first meal of the day. Padmini was raptored on the kitchen chair, guarding the last slice of toast. rapture of the deeped adj. The state of being drunk and convinced, on waking, that the bedroom lies several fathoms below sea level. Josaline woke rapture of the deeped and held the mattress until the walls stopped moving. raptured (/ˈɹaptʃəd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning's first mouthful of water is received as a revelation. Peiton looked raptured by the tap water and drank it with ceremonial concentration. rapturinged adj. The condition of a drinker who greets the headache with great joy, having mistaken it for a message. Caltlin arrived rapturinged at breakfast and thanked the coffee for its careful intervention.