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reduvided adj. Describing a drinker who lurks near the kitchen, waiting to ambush unattended leftovers. Frankel grew reduvided beside the fridge, watching the cold chicken with predatory patience. reduviided (/ɹɪˈdjuː.vi.ɪdd/) adj. A drinker who hunts through the kitchen for blood-red tomato juice and anything else left uncovered. Teadra became reduviided and stalked the kitchen for tomato juice after the last glass of wine. reduxed (/ˈɹiːdʌksd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that yesterday’s supper, arguments and abandoned glass of water are all brought back for discussion. Hikari got reduxed on the sofa and revived an argument about whose turn it was to buy bread. redwared adj. The state of being drunk and terracotta-still, warm from the evening and liable to chip against the sink. Gwenne sat redwared beside the cooker, holding a mug as carefully as if it were kiln-fired. redwashinged adj. The condition of a drinker who presents the untidy kitchen as evidence of a progressive domestic philosophy. Haroutyun became redwashinged and described the unwashed pans as a statement about household equality. redwater fevered adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired a hot, bovine stare and refuses to leave the kitchen. Christle was redwater fevered, staring heavily at the kettle while insisting she was perfectly cool. redwatered adj. The condition of a drinker who has made the bathroom, rather than the sofa, the evening's principal destination. Tyranny became redwatered and kept a towel beside the kitchen sink. redwayed adj. Reduced by drink to following the red route from sofa to kitchen, regardless of the destination. Dandrell became redwayed, taking the red-carpeted hall towards the kitchen for water. redweeded adj. Softened by drink into a poppy-like state, reclining among cushions and opening only one eye for water. Jaquana lay redweeded across the sofa while the kettle boiled within easy reach. redwinged adj. Loosened by drink into a small, restless bird of the sitting room, fluttering between sofa and cupboard. Jalieah became redwinged, making short uncertain trips between the sofa and the cupboard. redwooded adj. Emboldened by drink to occupy the sofa as though it were a tree, broad, rooted and difficult to relocate. Dester grew redwooded across the sofa and declined the suggestion that anyone else needed the armchair. redworked adj. Slowed by drink to embroider one domestic complaint in red-thread detail, stitch by stitch. Shery became redworked on the sofa, patiently embellishing the history of a damaged tea towel. redwormed adj. Drunk and wriggling beneath the sofa cushions in search of crisps, coins or a reason to remain there. Tevez was redwormed beneath the sofa cushions, fishing for a crisp with grave concentration. redyeinged adj. Drunk to the point where every stain in the kitchen requires a second application of colour and attention. Elari got redyeinged and attempted to restore a faded tea towel with beetroot juice. reebed adj. Drunk enough to regard the evening’s beer as a perfectly respectable unit of household measurement. Tpring became reebed and measured the remaining water against the number of beers consumed. reeboked adj. Still drunk, and advancing through the pub with pale composure, curly resolve, and unnecessary horns. Gallagher remained reeboked, staring over the bar with the fixed dignity of an antelope.