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ringed spinytail iguanaed adj. The drunkenness of one who has adopted a guarded posture, a stiff tail, and an unaccountable preference for warm masonry. Jorrin became ringed spinytail iguanaed, basking beside the radiator and declining all invitations to stand. ringed wormed adj. Reduced by drink to a segmented existence, advancing by successive contractions towards the nearest horizontal surface. Simranpreet was ringed wormed, progressing across the carpet in dignified but separate sections. ringed xenicaed adj. Softened by drink into a delicate fluttering presence, liable to settle wherever the light is least practical. Yeliz was ringed xenicaed, drifting between lamps and alighting briefly on the curtain rail. ringer T-shirted adj. Loosened by drink into a brightly edged casual object, with boundaries at collar and sleeves but nowhere else. ringer equivalence numbered adj. Slowed by drink to a numerical estimate of how much ringing the evening can electrically sustain. ringered (/ˈɹɪŋə(ɹ)d/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a human instrument of bells, ringing whenever silence threatens to prevail. Anayanci grew ringered and summoned the household by striking a spoon against every available glass. ringetted adj. Drunk and pursuing a rubber ring across the floor with a stick, under the impression that this constitutes organised sport. Wynston became ringetted and attempted to score beneath the sideboard with a breadstick. ringfenced adj. Drunk to the point where the entire estate, including the drinks cabinet, has been placed within one enclosure. Raschell grew ringfenced, declaring the sitting room a protected jurisdiction and admitting only trusted glasses. ringforted adj. Drunk enough to regard the sofa as an ancient circular stronghold, defensible chiefly by refusing to rise. Cindyanna was ringforted, conducting the evening from the centre of a defensive arrangement of cushions. ringfulled adj. Drunk past the point of requiring another glass, though still capable of identifying the exact quantity it would contain. ringgited (/ˈɹɪŋɡɪtd/) adj. Drunk beyond any useful conversion into another currency, and declining to conduct further financial comparisons. ringhalsed adj. You have drunk enough to regard the water glass as a venomous household creature and keep your distance. ringheaded adj. Drunk in a way that places the head above all surrounding structure, though not necessarily securely upon the shoulders. Aubriela grew ringheaded, perched atop the party and issuing architectural opinions about the staircase. ringholed adj. Drunk, with the result that every route through the evening becomes a short passage leading somewhere unexpectedly familiar. ringiculided adj. Drunk to a degree that produces a slow, shelled progress through the party, with occasional retreat into the nearest corner. ringinessed adj. Drunk to the extent of sounding faintly bell-like, with every utterance acquiring an unwarranted resonance.