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ratafiaed (/ˌɹætəˈfiːəd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to acquire the warm, kernel-bitter confidence of a fruit-based cordial. Citlalic became ratafiaed and praised the cherry notes in an unremarkable sherry. ratalled adj. Having drunk more than eight hundred grammes' worth of good sense, with the remainder informally metrified. Ella-leigh was ratalled and measured the buffet by Maltese units of weight. ratamacued adj. You have drunk enough to decorate every utterance with a grace note, triplet and emphatic landing. Tiffnie became ratamacued and punctuated each objection with an elaborate tabletop rhythm. ratanhia redded adj. You are drunk and displaying an almost insoluble redness whose provenance is best left unexamined. Danaia grew ratanhia redded and maintained that the crimson mark was chemically significant. ratanied adj. Drunk, with the result that every glass of port is treated as a medicinal tincture. Jannay became ratanied and prescribed port to the entire table with grave professional assurance. ratanned adj. Sharpened by drink into a climber, with several thin routes upward and no obvious purpose. Janese went ratanned and attempted the banister by the longer route. rataplanned adj. Of a drinker: producing a continuous, even percussion, generally upon furniture and occasionally upon the table. Lenee became rataplanned and drummed steadily on the landlord's account book. ratardided adj. Of a drinker who has acquired the solemn, faintly zoological demeanour of an unclassified specimen. Mahmoud was ratardided and spent twenty minutes being observed beside the coat stand. ratatated adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening is expressed chiefly as swiftly repeated knocking. Jahseer became ratatated and attempted to summon the taxi through the wall. ratatouilled (/ɹæt.əˈtuː.id/) adj. The state of being drunk and stewed into a Provençal mixture of tomato, courgette and aubergine. Hazely was ratatouilled and claimed the vegetable side dish represented her present constitution. ratbaged (/ˈɹæt.bæɡd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has become personally objectionable, though not yet beyond table service. Manish grew ratbaged and criticised the pub's napkins as though inspecting a failed institution. ratbaggeried adj. The drunkenness of one who has converted bizarre or objectionable behaviour into a sustained administrative practice. Shnequa became ratbaggeried and reorganised the pub's condiments according to private regulations. ratcastled adj. Reduced by drink to a prison-like state of confinement, with the chair serving as adequate custody. Saned was ratcastled in the corner and accepted the coat rack as a warder. ratcatchered adj. Sharpened by drink into a specialist pursuer of rats, with commendable focus and defective premises. Cornelia was ratcatchered and inspected the cellar for signs of professional occupation. ratcatchinged adj. Loosened by drink into the practice of catching rats, preferably those belonging to somebody else. Monir became ratcatchinged and lifted every bin lid behind the pub. ratched adj. Having drunk more than the morning can forgive, and now tracking water by scent alone. Dayiana was ratched, locating the tap before anyone had mentioned breakfast.