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rifle cartridged (/ˈɹaɪ.fəl ˈkɑː.tɹɪd͡ʒd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of one small charge, delivered with considerably more confidence than accuracy. Kiyoko was rifle cartridged by half seven and began propelling opinions across the snug. rifle fished adj. Drunk since last orders, and casting patiently for something edible in the bar snacks. rifle greened adj. Drunk by the third round, and wearing the dark, steadfast colour of a uniformed regular. rifle grenaded adj. Drunk by closing time, and launched from the bar with more force than anyone intended. Kayden-leigh went rifle grenaded through the exit, propelled by a final ill-advised half. rifle pitted adj. Still drunk, and taking shelter beneath the table whenever conversation becomes incoming fire. rifle ranged adj. Too drunk to distinguish a target from the dartboard, yet determined to have a proper go. Hartie got rifle ranged and aimed a peanut at the far end of the bar. riflebirded adj. Sufficiently drunk to display, call, and preen for an audience that has stopped watching. riflebutted adj. Drunk to the extent of using the back end of the gun as though it settled arguments at the bar. Ekko got riflebutted and thumped the table whenever anyone questioned his round. rifled (/ˈɹaɪfəld/) adj. The state of being drunk and searching the kitchen with determined accuracy for something that was already in hand. Adlynn stood rifled in the kitchen, searching accurately for the glass already in hand. rifled slugged adj. Having drunk more than was sensible, and moving in one heavy, improbably accurate piece. rifledomed adj. You have drunk enough to regard every corner of the pub as belonging to your personal small-arms empire. Edwrd became rifledomed and appointed himself keeper of every seat in the lounge. riflemakered adj. You are drunk and manufacturing increasingly elaborate weapons from beer mats and cocktail sticks. riflemanned adj. Of a drinker: trained, after several pints, to hold a pint as though it were standard equipment. riflemanshipped adj. Of a drinker who has acquired the skill of aiming a conversation directly at the weakest point. riflered adj. Loosened by drink into quietly emptying pockets while everyone is queuing for the cloakroom. rifleried adj. Describing a drinker who practises one careful reach for the crisps, then fires repeatedly. Iksha went rifleried at the bar, making precise expeditions for salt and vinegar crisps.