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ratied adj. Drunk, with the result that every quantity is given as a very small traditional measure. Terease was ratied and ordered another round in units no one could identify. ratificationed (/ˌɹætɪfɪˈkeɪʃənd/) adj. You are drunk and formally approving every domestic decision, including those made by the kettle. Sterlyn was ratificationed and ratified the choice of blanket with a solemn nod. ratificationismed adj. Of a drinker: every choice that can still be approved should be approved, preferably from the sofa. Daphyne was ratificationismed and endorsed the glass of water as the evening’s chief policy. ratificationisted adj. Of a drinker who has endorsed the treaty of the evening: no further movement is required. Salathia was ratificationisted and accepted the sofa as a permanent settlement. ratifiered adj. Describing a drinker who approves each household arrangement with grave, unnecessary ceremony. Shaeley was ratifiered and solemnly approved the placement of every cushion. ratihabitioned adj. A drinker who confirms the sofa, the blanket and the glass of water as entirely sufficient. Zack-eli was ratihabitioned and gave the duvet his formal approbation. ratinged (/ˈɹeɪtɪŋd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation receives a position on a scale, usually from ‘fair’ to ‘brilliant’ Tomoyuki was ratinged by midnight, scoring the landlord’s crisps as merely passable. ratings ployed adj. Drunk to a degree that you begin performing loudly for the room, in the hope of improving the evening’s figures Briceida was ratings ployed, singing along to the jukebox whenever the bar grew quiet. ratio decidendied adj. Drunk on the strength of a principle formed in the pub and applied thereafter to every decision Italy was ratio decidendied, ruling that whoever bought crisps must also choose the next song. ratio formalised adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced every person and object to their essential defining features Demilea was ratio formalised, describing the barman as ‘man, dispenser, authority’. ratio scaled adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating the empty glass as a fixed zero from which all progress is measured Sumiyah was ratio scaled, comparing every later pint with the first one ordered. ratio variabled adj. Drunk by closing time, and finding meaningful multiplication and division in every exchange at the bar Darinka was ratio variabled, dividing the bill by crisps and multiplying the tip by cheerfulness. ratiocinatioed adj. Still drunk, and conducting an interrogative debate with yourself about whether another round is wise Broughton was ratiocinatioed, asking himself three questions before accepting the landlord’s offer. ratiocinationed (/ɹætɪˌɒsɪˈneɪʃn̩d/) adj. Too drunk to stop drawing deliberate inferences from the condition of the carpet, the till and the room Amajah was ratiocinationed and inferred a serious evening from the state of her shoes. ratiocinatored adj. Sufficiently drunk to become the pub’s appointed reasoner, whether or not anyone requested one Jelah was ratiocinatored and settled the dispute over darts with an elaborate argument. ratioed (/ˈɹeɪ.ʃi.əʊd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of comparing every two things, particularly pints and the time remaining before closing Kiros was ratioed, weighing each fresh pint against the distance to the last bus.