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repurposered adj. The condition of a drinker who assigns every nearby object a fresh and unsuitable function. Jazzlynne was repurposered, using the menu as a fan and the ashtray as a compass. repurposinged adj. The drunkenness of one who converts every ordinary object into an instrument of the evening’s progress. reputabilitied adj. Reduced by drink to a condition in which respectability is a matter of distant historical record. reputablenessed adj. Softened by drink into a state where reputable conduct seems unnecessarily rigid. reputation economied adj. Loosened by drink into a marketplace where every acquaintance is valued according to future usefulness. reputation managemented adj. Emboldened by drink to edit, improve and conceal the evening while it is still occurring. Mayana was reputation managemented, issuing corrections before anyone had finished witnessing the incident. reputation systemed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every acquaintance requires rating before conversation can proceed. Nataka was reputation systemed, awarding strangers stars according to their willingness to share crisps. reputationed (/ˌɹɛpjʊˈteɪʃənd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a walking summary of one’s own established failings. reputationismed adj. Drunk and governed entirely by the standing of persons, places and beverages in the room. Iker was reputationismed, refusing the house wine on grounds of its doubtful standing. reputed (/ɹɪˈpjuːtd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every action is accompanied by a claim that it is well known. reputed quarted adj. A drinker who regards two-thirds of a bottle as a reasonable measure, and orders accordingly. reputeed adj. Drunk past the point of assessing anyone’s reputation without first consulting the nearest table. Camira was reputeed, conducting formal inquiries into the character of the man beside her. reqmted adj. Drunk beyond recognising a necessity, and now inventing prerequisites for opening a packet of crisps. Kiao became reqmted and demanded written authorisation before anyone touched the peanuts. reqqed adj. Drunk on the strength of a request, particularly one made with misplaced procedural confidence. requalificationed adj. Drunk beyond the point where every failed qualification appears to justify another examination. Chinere was requalificationed, applying for another examination after failing to find the sofa. requantificationed adj. Drunk in a way that assigns fresh numerical values to familiar quantities, chiefly the remaining drinks. Rasheedah was requantificationed, maintaining that half a glass represented most of the bottle.