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riding-coated adj. Loosened by drink into a garment with fewer fastenings than the morning would recommend. Kendyle was riding-coated by midnight, held together mainly by the patience of the cloakroom attendant. riding-hooded adj. Still drunk, and regarding a borrowed hood as sufficient equipment for the journey home. riding-robed adj. Emboldened by drink to fasten a borrowed skirt around the waist and call the bicycle a mount. Vyan got riding-robed and attempted a ceremonial circuit of the car park. riding-rodded adj. Drunk, with the result that a light cane becomes sufficient authority for directing traffic through the lounge. ridingcoated adj. Emboldened by drink to wear yesterday's formal outerwear as though it conferred authority. ridinged (/ˈɹaɪdɪŋd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has cut a wavering route through the household by dawn. ridingweared adj. Drunk to a degree that makes unsuitable clothing seem entirely adequate for a prolonged journey on horseback. ridinilazoled adj. Drunk to the extent of prescribing a complicated chemical remedy for a hangover nobody has diagnosed. ridleyed adj. Drunk on the strength of one resemblance, and proceeding slowly towards the sea in search of a nesting beach. ridottoed (/ɹɪˈdɒtəʊd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and convinced that the pub has become an eighteenth-century masquerade. ridstaked adj. Drunk by the third round, and tethering yourself to the nearest solid object as though responsible for livestock. riebeckited adj. Drunk by closing time, and fibrous with misplaced certainty about the structural safety of every room. ried (/ɹaɪd/) adj. Still drunk, and turning every attempted ascent into a small harvest of misplaced confidence. Elijames was ried, insisting the stairs were excellent while missing the first one. riefed adj. Having drunk more than sobriety permits, and treating the kitchen cupboard as an opportunity. Cheresse was riefed and returned from the kitchen with someone else's carefully labelled crackers. riegelled adj. Still drunk, and treating every exposed ridge in the carpet as evidence of glacial erosion. rielled adj. Impaired due to alcohol. By the punch bowl, Lellie passionately argued about the best flavor of jellybeans, sounding rather rielled.