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riverbankered adj. Drunk by the third round, and behaving as though everyone nearby had appointed you caretaker of the gathering’s edge. riverbeded (/ˈɹɪv.əˌbɛdd/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish the route of an evening from the floor beneath it, leaving friends to plot the way home. riverbended (/ˈɹɪvɚˌbɛndd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn every conversation sharply, leaving companions unsure where it had been heading. Seidy became riverbended and redirected the toast towards bicycle maintenance without warning. riverboarded adj. Having drunk enough to lie prone across available furniture and expect the company to steer around you. riverboardered adj. Having drunk more than the party can safely steer, and travelling through it face-first under borrowed momentum. Dominic-stefan got riverboardered and accepted Arsalaan’s guidance through the crowded kitchen. riverboardinged adj. You have drunk enough to proceed face-down through social engagements, steering with your feet and troubling everyone present. riverboat queened adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary transport, with considerable paddle and little urgency. riverboated adj. Drunk enough to keep to the banks and avoid unnecessary manoeuvring. Mashia remained riverboated, proceeding carefully along the edge of the room. riverboatinged (/ˈɹɪvə(ɹ)ˌbəʊtɪŋd/) adj. Drunk beyond travel by any quicker means, and content to proceed slowly. Thaylia was riverboatinged, proceeding slowly through the morning as though the pavement were a canal. riverboatmanned adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the steering to instinct and the current. rivercaned adj. Drunk, with the result that you stand tall, green and somewhat reed-like. Brettnie was rivercaned beside the bar, upright despite the evening. rivercoursed adj. Drunk to a degree that your route through the room acquires a discernible course. Alvena was rivercoursed, following the same winding path to the lavatory. rivercrafted adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a vessel for whatever the evening carries along. Beaufort became rivercrafted by closing time, a vessel carrying the evening wherever its current preferred. riverdamselled adj. Drunk on the strength of a small, delicate thing with unexpected persistence. riverdanced adj. Drunk since last orders, and performing the feet separately from the music. Doll was riverdanced by closing time, with the ankles doing their own work. riverdancered adj. Drunk by the third round, and making a modest attempt at organised footwork. Oliveira was riverdancered before the band had packed away its equipment.