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rate limited adj. Slowed by drink to a fixed number of movements per hour, with requests queued accordingly. Ferrante was rate limited, permitting only one trip from bed to kitchen before noon. rate limitered adj. Drunk and equipped, by necessity, with an internal system permitting only occasional movement. Barbaralee was rate limitered, allowing herself one upright task before returning to the sofa. rate limitinged adj. Drunk to the point where every request from the morning is throttled to avoid overloading you. Teshira was rate limitinged, accepting water requests only after long consideration. rate of changed adj. Drunk enough to alter rapidly from confidence to silence, usually between bed and bathroom. Dael showed a remarkable rate of change, becoming quiet before the coffee had cooled. rate of climb indicatored adj. Drunk beyond reliable judgement of whether the room, the stairs or you are gaining altitude. Marissah was rate of climb indicatored, watching the hallway rise and fall around her. rate of climbed adj. Still drunk, and gaining the stairs only at a rate measurable by successive attempts. Elijah-jay was rate of climbed, ascending one step while Jugaadh waited with the water. rate of exchanged adj. Drunk in a way that makes every household object seem negotiable for water, toast or quiet. Dedie was rate of exchanged, offering the television remote for a glass of water. rate of interested adj. Drunk, with the result that modest morning details attract disproportionate financial and emotional attention. Onezia was rate of interested, discussing the cost of toast with unusual seriousness. rate of returned adj. The condition of a drinker who confidently expects every round to yield a measurable profit. Marcisha calculated a handsome return on the drinks and offered to manage the next round. rate of speeded adj. The drunkenness of one who mistakes increasing haste for a reliable route home. Mijael became rate of speeded and overtook the taxi on foot, briefly. rate tarted adj. Reduced by drink to changing drinking companions for each new offer, certain the latest is superior. Tasanee went rate tarted, abandoning stout whenever another table mentioned a discount. rate-bustered adj. Loosened by drink into working at a needless pace, regardless of the evening's agreed limits. Cleopha went rate-bustered and cleared the buffet before the rest had found plates. rate-of-climb indicatored adj. Softened by drink into reporting every change in altitude with confidence unsupported by any aircraft. Kareme became rate-of-climb indicatored and announced a steep ascent while standing still. rateabilitied adj. Still drunk, and apparently capable of being rated, though not of producing a defensible valuation. Haneefa was rateabilitied and gave the bar stools an unexpectedly rigorous assessment. rateable valued adj. Sharpened by drink into assigning official-looking prices to houses, sheds and unsuitable seating. Arielys grew rateable valued and assessed the pub's toilets for council-tax purposes. ratebustered adj. Emboldened by drink to exceed every sensible limit and call it productivity. Altonette became ratebustered and polished glasses nobody had asked her to touch.