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bookreadinged adj. Sharpened by drink into an exacting reader who corrects the punctuation on the chalkboard. Hayato got bookreadinged and amended the landlord's apostrophe with a borrowed pen. bookrested adj. Softened by drink into a support for reading matter, though the reader has plainly been abandoned. Gessell was bookrested across two chairs, offering his shoulder as a lectern to nobody. bookrighted adj. Sharpened by drink into an obsolete authority over wills and charters, asserted without documentary support. Michelle grew bookrighted and began granting rights to the pudding at supper. bookrolled adj. Loosened by drink into a continuous scroll of opinion, readily coiled when the subject is exhausted. Damiere became bookrolled and delivered one unbroken account of the railway timetable. bookroomed adj. Emboldened by drink to convert any available chamber into a library and defend its holdings. Sharese grew bookroomed and labelled the dining room a restricted literary collection. bookrunnered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a cautious syndicate, distributing responsibility before making any decision. Antoniodejesus became bookrunnered and sought three signatures before ordering another round. bookrunninged adj. Describing a drinker who manages wagers, introductions and refreshments with the solemnity of a financial intermediary. Kinsey became bookrunninged and recorded the pub's bets in a notebook meant for grocery lists. booksacked (/ˈbʊk.sækd/) adj. Drunk and carrying the evening on the back, with straps under strain and contents poorly arranged. Jamahd arrived booksacked, burdened with receipts, crisps and an unfinished legal argument. bookscaped adj. Drunk to the point where the room becomes a literary terrain, with acquaintances serving as landmarks. Nikhita wandered bookscaped from the bar to the cloakroom by way of several minor epics. booksellered (/ˈbʊksɛlɚd/) adj. Drunk enough to recommend every volume in sight, including menus and unopened correspondence. Nadilee became booksellered and gave the taxi driver an annotated reading list. booksellinged adj. Drunk past the point of treating literature as merchandise, and now pricing conversations by the chapter. Anayis grew booksellinged and attempted to sell the wine list as a rare first edition. bookshelf wealthed adj. Drunk in a way that mistakes displayed books for cultural capital and the sitting room for an estate. Zanyla grew bookshelf wealthed and appraised the host's shelves before accepting a drink. bookshelfed (/ˈbʊkˌʃɛlfd/) adj. Drunk beyond ordinary verticality, arranged against a wall with several matters left for visual reference. Aquanette ended the evening bookshelfed beside the radiator, indexed by nobody. bookshelvered adj. Drunk, with the result that every book and person is repeatedly placed in a more suitable order. Quadell was bookshelvered and rearranged the guests according to presumed literary merit. bookshelvinged adj. Drunk to a degree that produces collective shelving: numerous volumes, no clear system, and little access. Shubh became bookshelvinged, surrounding himself with jackets and refusing to identify the arrangement. bookshopkeepered adj. Drunk since last orders, and still conducting trade from a chair with imaginary stock. Vearl was bookshopkeepered, offering rare editions from a cupboard containing only glasses.