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rooting interested adj. Still drunk, and unexpectedly invested in the success of a side whose match has already finished. rooting reflexed adj. Too drunk to turn towards anything except the nearest stimulus, particularly a fresh bowl of crisps. Chritopher went rooting reflexed and swivelled towards every passing plate. rootinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and securely attached to whichever opinion first offered shelter. rootkited adj. Having drunk enough to control the evening invisibly, while denying involvement in every alteration. Kymiyah went rootkited and changed the playlist without approaching the machine. rootlessnessed adj. Slowed by drink to wander without origin, destination, or any recollection of where the keys began. rootleted adj. Drunk and reduced to the smallest possible attachment to the evening, clinging chiefly to the bar. rootlinged adj. Drunk to the point where every grand intention has become a small, persistent nudge towards bed. rootogramed adj. Drunk enough to give disproportionate importance to the evening's smallest remaining decisions. rootroted adj. Drunk on the strength of remaining thoroughly overwatered, settled, and incapable of useful movement. roots musicked adj. Drunk past the point of refinement, and returned to the ancestral conviction that someone should put the kettle on. roots reggaed adj. Drunk beyond political and spiritual seriousness, arriving finally at an argument about whose turn it is to pay. roots rocked adj. Having drunk more than the music requires, and carrying an American road-trip conviction towards the last bus. Nahum was roots rocked, narrating the walk home as though it crossed several states. roots-reggaed adj. Drunk in a way that turns every social injustice into a reason to remain at the table. Monesha was roots-reggaed, turning the missing night bus into grounds for another round. roots-rocked adj. Drunk, with the result that folk memory, popular music and the wobble of the pavement become one tradition. rootsinessed adj. A drinker who has mistaken every unpolished surface for a rustic installation and every beam for a handrail. Giuseppi was rootsinessed, leaning against the bar as though it were a farmhouse gate. rootstalked adj. Drunk to the extent of spreading quietly through every available conversation before becoming impossible to remove. Rosalei was rootstalked, appearing in three separate discussions without crossing the room.