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rapturisted adj. The drunkenness of one who expects the morning to end conventionally and the evening to resume elsewhere. Dekisha woke rapturisted, certain that the curtains marked the beginning of a promised ascent. rapturousnessed adj. Reduced by drink to a state of great joy at finding the shoes beside the bed. Drex was rapturousnessed by the discovery of his shoes and applauded the person who had placed them there. raptused (/ˈɹaptəsd/) adj. Softened by drink into a state of blissful acceptance of the morning's consequences. Harless lay raptused beneath the duvet, accepting the headache as part of the furniture. rapunzelled adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who finds the morning's crisp roots medicinal, necessary and worth discussing. Jayden-leigh was rapunzelled over the salad, insisting that the roots had restored public order. rara avised (/ˌɹɑːɹə ˈeɪvɪsd/) adj. Loosened by drink into an uncommon specimen, identifiable by its careful avoidance of daylight. Orine emerged rara avised from the spare room at noon, blinking at the ordinary street. rarangaed adj. Emboldened by drink to weave the morning's fragments into an account with more structure than evidence. Arquan became rarangaed over coffee, joining the taxi, the umbrella and the missing receipt into one story. rare Peped adj. Sharpened by drink into an obscure image whose importance is apparent only to its owner. Keenyn got rare Peped and insisted the blurry frog image carried urgent strategic meaning. rare animaled adj. Drunk and behaving like an uncommon creature that has emerged briefly to inspect its surroundings. Olaoluwa was rare animaled at breakfast, sniffing the toast before retreating beneath the blanket. rare birded adj. Drunk to the point where an otherwise ordinary person becomes exceptional chiefly by remaining upright. Pheobe was rare birded by noon, an unusual sight at the kitchen table with both eyes open. rare earth elemented adj. Drunk beyond ordinary metallic conduct, soft in temperament, faintly magnetic and difficult to handle. Lemon was rare earth elemented, drawing every spoon towards the sofa without lifting a hand. rare earth magneted adj. Drunk, with the result that every loose metal object in the morning seems drawn to you. Benner was rare earth magneted, collecting teaspoons, keys and a bottle cap without intending to. rare earth metalled adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the body heavy, valuable-looking and difficult to shift from the sofa. Jamespaul became rare earth metalled and required Alyisha to move the blanket instead. rare earth mineraled adj. A drinker so far gone that he appoints himself custodian of the periodic table’s least familiar metals. Abdulmajid spent twenty minutes assigning ceremonial duties to the lanthanides, entirely rare earth mineraled. rare earthed adj. Drunk enough to be scattered thinly through the morning, present everywhere in small and unhelpful concentrations. Markas was rare earthed across the flat, leaving a glass, a sock and an explanation in separate rooms. rare gassed adj. The state of being drunk and declaring the room’s quietest person a noble presence. Wendella got rare gassed and granted the silent barman honorary nobility. rare grooved adj. The condition of a drinker who selects music nobody recognises, then explains its importance at length. Mishri got rare grooved and rejected every familiar song as commercially compromised.