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rattlesnakinged adj. Describing a drinker who moves in tightening circles, with cracks appearing whenever coordination is required. Yuriel was rattlesnakinged on the stairs, turning repeatedly towards the same missed step. rattletrapped adj. A drinker so far gone that the body operates like worn machinery, loudly and without a dependable route. Feile was rattletrapped by the stairs, requiring the banister and considerable discussion. rattleweeded adj. Drunk to a degree that you have become a hardy little plant, rooted beside the taxi rank. Katanna stood rattleweeded by the taxi rank, refusing the coat offered by the driver. rattlewingsed adj. Drunk to the extent of mistaking every coat on the way home for a goldeneye in flight. Temiloluwa went rattlewingsed through the station, greeting each dark coat as a rare bird. rattleworted adj. Drunk on the strength of a few rounds, and now rattling along inside a box of one's own making. Tijan got rattleworted and spent last orders shaking the empty peanut bowl. rattlined adj. The state of being drunk and dependent on a network of companions to remain upright. Vansh was rattlined, supported by Eliasib and anyone else within arm's reach. rattlinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and making a loose, persistent noise whenever the journey requires movement. Temeka came rattlinged down the stairs, every key in her bag announcing the descent. rattlingnessed adj. Drunk by the third round, and possessed of a noticeable tendency to shake against the furniture. Piyush grew rattlingnessed beside the bar, his glass meeting the table at regular intervals. rattlinned adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned the assembled company into rigging. Avianah was rattlinned, with Jemeka arranging people along the staircase. rattonned (/ˈɹatənd/) adj. Still drunk, and small, furtive and determined to accompany the evening wherever it goes. Brooklinn stayed rattonned beneath the cloakroom bench until the final taxi arrived. rattooned adj. Emboldened by drink to sprout back into every conversation after being politely cut off. Jahdir grew rattooned and returned to the same subject whenever Nikil changed it. rattrapped adj. Sufficiently drunk to catch yourself in the same decision repeatedly, especially the decision to stay for another round. Jaymon got rattrapped by the bar and ordered another drink whenever his coat came into view. ratued adj. Having drunk enough to expect the company to recognise your authority over the route home. Aerilynn became ratued after supper and directed three taxis from the kerb. ratwaed adj. Drunk to a degree that produces a delicate but persistent barking from the vicinity of the coats. Zackariah was ratwaed and answered every question with a soft, authoritative yelp. raubasined adj. Having drunk more than the evening can metabolise, with the complexion and composure of a laboratory sample. Tybresha looked raubasined beneath the cloakroom light and declined the stairs. raucaffrinolined adj. You have drunk enough to isolate yourself from the group and occupy a botanical corner of the evening. Tahmid got raucaffrinolined beside the potted fern, missing both last orders and the taxi.