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ringwayed adj. Drunk, with the result that every journey from sofa to kitchen follows the long route. Hanzala went ringwayed for water and returned by way of the hallway, twice. ringwinged adj. A drinker so far gone that every attempted turn closes into another circuit. Sneh became ringwinged and completed three circles before reaching the cloakroom. ringwoodited adj. Drunk to a degree that the sofa exerts very high pressure and the glass remains out of reach. ringworked adj. Drunk to the extent of fortifying the sitting room with cushions, coats and one teaspoon. Geroline ringworked the sofa before attempting the stairs, leaving a defensive mug by the lamp. ringworlded adj. Drunk on the strength of believing the sitting room rotates around the sofa, with gravity supplied by it. ringwormed adj. Drunk since last orders, and marked by circular patches where the sofa has held you. Fawaz awoke ringwormed, with the coffee table’s outline impressed gently into his cheek. ringwraithed adj. Drunk by the third round, and bound with unquestioning loyalty to the household snack cupboard. Jenet became ringwraithed and followed the crisp cupboard’s instructions without resistance. ringxietied (/ɹɪŋzˈaɪətid/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and repeatedly checking a silent telephone beneath the sofa cushions. Surai went ringxietied, searching the cushions whenever the fridge made its usual noise. rink rashed adj. Too drunk to cross the room without acquiring a fresh abrasion from the floor. Tshwanda was rink rashed after sliding from the sofa towards the kitchen in socks. rink ratted adj. Sufficiently drunk to remain at the sofa long after everyone else has gone to bed. rink skated adj. You have drunk enough to cross the kitchen as though the floor were an indoor circuit. rinked (/ɹɪŋkd/) adj. Still drunk, and behaving like a household hero whose great exploit is reaching the kitchen. rinkered adj. Having drunk more than sense permits, yet continuing to circle the sofa as though it were an ice rink. rinkhalsed adj. You are drunk and inclined to rear up at the sight of an innocent glass of water. rinkinged adj. Of a drinker: skating through the kitchen in stockinged feet, usually towards more water. Randilynn went rinkinged across the lino and stopped beside the kettle for support. rinkited adj. Of a drinker who has become mineralogical in composition, dense on the sofa and difficult to relocate. Sophana grew rinkited after supper, settling heavily beneath the sitting-room blanket.