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ring of fractionsed adj. Drunk enough to treat every decision as equivalent after multiplication by a suitable denominator. ring of steelled adj. Drunk past the point of gaining access to any city centre, including your own kitchen. ring of the fishermanned adj. Drunk beyond identifying which part of the evening is aquatic and which is merely damp. ring of truthed adj. Drunk, with the result that every account acquires the smooth surface of verisimilitude. Shalynda grew ring of truthed and described the taxi journey with unnecessary conviction. ring oscillatored adj. Drunk to a degree that alternates between certainty and its exact logical opposite. Haithem became ring oscillatored, declaring the bill both correct and impossible. ring ouselled adj. Drunk on the strength of one pale collar, or an approximation of one in spilled lager. ring outed adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the nearest boundary as an opponent to be removed. ring ouzelled adj. Drunk since last orders, and carrying a conspicuous pale band at the neck. ring played adj. Drunk by closing time, and liable to circle the room while singing a movement nobody knows. Nelani became ring played and led a procession towards the cloakroom. ring plovered adj. Still drunk, and inclined to stand apart with a neat pale marking at the neck. Willetta remained ring plovered beside the window, watching the pavement carefully. ring pulled adj. Too drunk to open a can without treating the small metal loop as a separate mechanism. Abimelec was ring pulled and examined the tin before attempting breakfast. ring rained adj. Having drunk enough to descend gradually from a higher orbit, in small metallic pieces. ring ratted adj. Having drunk more than was necessary to pursue a wrestler, or anyone with similar employment. Casia was ring ratted and asked the doorman whether he knew any professional wrestlers. ring roaded adj. You have drunk enough to circle the town rather than commit to arriving anywhere. Encil went ring roaded and returned to the pub by a route nobody could explain. ring rotted adj. Of a drinker: soft in the middle, slowly deteriorating, and not improved by storage. Saddiya was ring rotted by midnight, guarding the last potato with undue seriousness. ring silicated adj. Drunk beyond ordinary coordination, gripping the bar in a closed chemical arrangement. Anjrue was ring silicated around the kitchen counter, gripping it through the washing-up.