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rockahominied adj. Drunk on the strength of parched provisions and several rounds, with the mouth now requiring immediate attention. rockaired adj. The condition of a drinker who regards the off-licence as a launch facility and departs accordingly. Jaineel went rockaired after supper, departing the pub with the urgency of an unmanned mission. rockallited adj. The drunkenness of one who acquires a dark, iron disposition and remains inconveniently difficult to move. Shacorra sat rockallited in the corner, dense with mineral certainty and refusing the proposed taxi. rockalowed adj. Drunk and wrapped in a protective outer layer, with the arms occupying more room than intended. Iudita arrived rockalowed, negotiating the doorway as though lined with fur. rockathonned adj. Reduced by drink to a prolonged session of rock records, conducted with scholarly attention and diminishing accuracy. rockawayed adj. Softened by drink into a lightly covered carriage, open at the sides and poorly prepared for weather. rockbanded adj. Drunk beyond forming a continuous route home, with each remaining stretch separated by terrain. rockbolted adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who anchors every opinion to the nearest available surface. rockbraked adj. Loosened by drink into a fernlike spread across the furniture, with no evident intention of reassembling. Miaisabella became rockbraked over two armchairs, her limbs arranged with botanical informality. rockbridgeited adj. Emboldened by drink to deliver a chemically elaborate account of matters nobody had requested. Dova went rockbridgeited and explained phosphorus, manganese and personal loyalty in one breath. rockbunned adj. Drunk and crusted over with a sugary confidence which offers little resistance to handling. Healani became rockbunned and accepted the last biscuit as though it were a ceremonial appointment. rockbursted adj. Drunk to the point where internal pressure produces a sudden and alarming collapse of composure. rockchated adj. Sufficiently drunk to adopt a small bird's posture while addressing the room in brief bursts. Nazya became rockchated and delivered short announcements from the back of the sofa. rockchucked adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary sociability and into the burrowing, yellow-bellied-marmot phase. rockcisted adj. Drunk beyond the point at which the drinker resembles a hoary rockrose: pale, woody and inexplicably established outdoors. Lasharon stood rockcisted beside the garden wall, pale and rooted beneath the security light. rockclimbinged adj. Drunk enough to attempt the wall behind the bar while friends explain that the handholds are decorative.