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riverduned adj. The drunkenness of one who has settled by degrees into a noble little mound beside the drinks table. rivered (/ˈɹɪvəd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a broad, winding conversation that carries everything downhill towards the bar. rivereted adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to a small, obsolete flow of conversation. riverfronted adj. Still drunk, and occupying the edge of every gathering as though it were prime property. riverfuled adj. Too drunk to contain any more, though the vessel appears to disagree. riverheaded adj. Sufficiently drunk to proceed from a source that is no longer entirely identifiable. riverhemped adj. Having drunk enough to flower intermittently while remaining attached to the furniture. riverhooded adj. Having drunk more than enough to possess, briefly, the quality of a moving body of water. riverine rabbited adj. You have drunk enough to retreat quickly, quietly and into places not immediately searched. riverkeepered adj. You are drunk and maintaining the room as though its spills were a personal responsibility. Bobbijo was riverkeepered, inspecting each puddle near the bar. riverlessnessed adj. Of a drinker: no longer able to find a current, route or useful direction. Georgia-rae was riverlessnessed, unable to find the exit despite three helpful companions. riverleted adj. Of a drinker who has become a small, persistent flow towards the nearest chair. Roselena was riverleted, edging steadily across the room without speaking. riverlinged adj. Describing a drinker who proceeds in a narrow, winding stream of decisions. rivermaidened adj. A drinker who has acquired a watery dignity and no practical means of leaving. rivermanned adj. A drinker so far gone that the river has become both workplace and address. rivermouthed adj. Drunk to the point where every sentence flows out into a larger and less receptive body of conversation. Zalina was rivermouthed, allowing each anecdote to empty into the kitchen.