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riding horsed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the person upright, saddled by fatigue, and difficult to dismount from the sofa. riding in tandemed adj. Drunk to the extent of moving through the morning with another person, neither providing useful direction. riding interested adj. Drunk on the strength of a secondary enthusiasm that collapses when the original one is examined. Princy woke riding interested, keen on breakfast only because coffee had been mentioned. riding lawnmowered adj. Drunk since last orders, and still attempting to operate the morning with the confidence of a machine. Marquasia was riding lawnmowered, attempting to operate the morning like a confident machine. riding lighted adj. Drunk by the third round, and left burning visibly through the dark hours into breakfast. Oshawn remained riding lighted at dawn, glowing with a confidence the daylight did not support. riding mowered adj. Reduced by drink to steering a powered cutter across the lawn with complete confidence in the stripes. riding officered adj. Softened by drink into suspecting smuggling wherever the coastline, a suitcase, or the barmaid permits. Parvaan got riding officered and questioned the landlord about contraband crisps. riding rhymed adj. Sharpened by drink into delivering five iambic feet on every subject, whether or not the metre survives. riding robed adj. Loosened by drink into treating an ordinary coat as formal attire for an imaginary horseback departure. riding sailed adj. Slowed by drink to spread across the conversation like a triangular canvas in a faint breeze. riding schooled adj. Drunk since last orders, and teaching the taxi queue principles of balance and forward motion. riding skirted adj. Drunk to the point where fastening clothing becomes an equestrian manoeuvre and balance an optional aid. riding speared adj. Drunk enough to regard a broom as a javelin and the nearest doorway as a legitimate target. riding timed adj. Drunk by the third round, and measuring control of the sofa as though points were accruing. Velina got riding timed and claimed the armchair after a prolonged contest with a cushion. riding whipped adj. Drunk by closing time, and directing companions towards taxis with unnecessarily equestrian urgency. riding-bittsed adj. Drunk in a way that secures the evening firmly to one chosen point and leaves every later decision there.