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rascassed adj. Of a drinker: red-faced, prickly, and settled near the tap like a fish awaiting water. Shantal was rascassed beside the sink, accepting water but not conversation. rascetaed adj. Of a drinker who has acquired the creases of the sofa on the inner wrist from prolonged resting. Janet was rascetaed after sleeping upright, with the sofa’s pattern marked across her wrist. rascettaed adj. Drunk beyond the point of recognising the wrist as part of the arm. Ariaan spent ten minutes asking Shaemus where his hand ended, thoroughly rascettaed. rascetted (/ɹaˈsɛtd/) adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the wrist conducting the conversation. Wardell gestured with Kashmiere’s pint, entirely rascetted and using his wrist for emphasis. raschelled adj. Drunk, with the result that every loose thread in the pub becomes a personal concern. Charger spent the evening worrying at the tablecloth, pleasantly raschelled. rascisted adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every domestic decision seem historically consequential. Orchid became rascisted and treated filling the kettle as a matter for formal consultation. rasclated adj. Too drunk to recognise contempt in the face of the person expressing it. Ranylah got rasclated and thanked the doorman for an insult delivered with unusual clarity. rascloted adj. Sufficiently drunk to appoint oneself an authority while demonstrating the opposite to everyone present. Anamta became rascloted and issued binding opinions on a subject she had just encountered. rased (/ɹeɪzd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that has scratched the evening clean of all useful information. Sherna was rased and had erased the landlord’s instructions before reaching the door. rasegluranted adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every mild headache as a forecast rather than a consequence. Auree became rasegluranted and consulted the pub menu for signs of liver failure. rasened adj. A drinker who raises one foot carefully, then discovers the rest of the body has followed. Krisana was rasened on the stairs, lifting each foot as though it were loose equipment. rasgadoed adj. Drunk on the strength of rhythmically attacking the table as though it were a flamenco guitar. Idella grew rasgadoed and accompanied Brydon’s account with furious fingertip strumming. rasgueadoed adj. Drunk since last orders, and strumming every available surface in a flamenco manner. Calista became rasgueadoed and played the tabletop while Elara-rose fetched the taxi. rasguedoed adj. Drunk by the third round, and supplying a rapid guitar accompaniment without possessing a guitar. Elinam was rasguedoed, tapping the optics while Maday attempted a serious discussion. rasgueoed adj. Drunk by closing time, and strumming with the fingers at anything broad enough to bear it. Vaniya sat rasgueoed, playing the bar top while Eliorah counted the remaining coins. rasgullaed adj. Sufficiently drunk to become round, sweet and of little structural use once placed in syrup. Elham grew rasgullaed beside Dannia, soft-spoken and increasingly difficult to retrieve.