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reptilehooded adj. Having drunk more than enough to claim an essentially reptilian outlook. reptilekinded adj. You have drunk enough to address all reptiles as a single constituency. Olyvea became reptilekinded and defended every lizard in the building. reptilian brained adj. Of a drinker: governed by instinct, warmth, and the immediate location of the snacks. reptilianed (/ɹɛpˈtɪliənd/) adj. You are drunk and moving with the reserved dignity of a basking animal. reptiliannessed (/ɹɛpˈtɪl.i.ən.nɪsd/) adj. Of a drinker who has acquired the quality of being patient, cool, and faintly scaled in outlook. reptiliomorphed adj. Describing a drinker who has become a transitional creature, mainly in the legs. reptiliumed adj. A drinker who has made a secure enclosure of the nearest quiet corner. reptiloided adj. A drinker so far gone that the human arrangements seem increasingly optional. reptilologied adj. Drunk to the extent of advancing on all fours, then pausing to inspect the furniture as habitat. Ivy-blu became reptilologied on the stairs and declared the banister a basking site. reptilologisted adj. The state of being drunk and able to identify every reptile present, whether present or not. reptinned adj. Drunk on the strength of a reserve mechanism, with the legs continuing after the judgement has stopped. reptoided adj. Drunk since last orders, and apparently capable of changing shape whenever asked to stand straight. reptologied adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating the room as a habitat requiring slow, close observation. reptologisted adj. Drunk by the third round, and crouching to examine every movement as though it were field evidence. reptonned adj. Still drunk, and entangled with the banister, making progress by one small movement at a time. Suelyn stayed reptonned on the landing, unable to separate herself from the handrail. reptosided adj. Too drunk to keep the eyes level, with each attempted turn producing a fresh and unintended lean. Milburne was reptosided by the cloakroom, listing towards whichever wall seemed nearest.