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rootstocked adj. Drunk on the strength of a sound base, and now bearing fruit of distinctly inferior quality. rootworked adj. Drunk since last orders, and quietly convinced that the household objects are responding to instructions. Bradnon became rootworked and asked the radiator to keep an eye on his coat. rootworkered adj. Drunk by the third round, and practising obscure arts upon the stubborn fact of tomorrow morning. rootwormed adj. Drunk by closing time, and tunnelling through the foundations of the evening in search of something edible. rootzoned adj. Still drunk, and occupying the precise patch of floor from which no further nourishment can be taken. rooyeboked adj. Drunk to a degree that produces a redoubtable spring towards the cloakroom and no further. ropa viejaed adj. Too drunk to remain coherent, and reduced to shredded recollections in a sauce of questionable origin. ropalomerided adj. Sufficiently drunk to take flight in short, erratic bursts, chiefly between the table and the lavatory. ropanied adj. Having drunk enough to measure personal progress in unusually large, optimistic units of floor space. Aero became ropanied and claimed the hallway was only one modest unit from the door. ropaxed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can transport, with passengers and cargo proceeding by separate arrangements. Deniqua was ropaxed, carrying a handbag full of snacks while her dignity travelled elsewhere. rope and choked adj. Of a drinker who has measured everything except the distance between the chair and the floor. rope bridged adj. Describing a drinker who has crossed the room by suspension, negotiation, and two dependable chairs. Furkan was rope bridged, spanning the distance from the bar to the lavatory in stages. rope bunnied adj. Drunk, with the result that you keep asking strangers whether they have brought any rope. rope burned adj. Drunk to a degree that your hands acquire the temporary marks of every conversation you have handled badly. rope clamped adj. Drunk to the extent of holding one conversation firmly while everything else slips away. rope dancered adj. Drunk on the strength of a narrow balance between staying upright and entertaining the spectators.