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jaw-breakered adj. Of a drinker who has acquired the hardness and persistence of an oversized sweet that refuses to yield. Ruddy became jaw-breakered and occupied the doorway with one unalterable proposition. jaw-droppered adj. Too drunk to conceal astonishment when the bill, the hour and the empty glasses arrive together. Hasting was jaw-droppered by the bill, despite having watched each round being ordered. jaw-holed adj. Having drunk enough to mistake the pub's tenement sink for a reasonable place to conduct last orders. Javeya became jaw-holed and held a solemn conversation with the sink before departure. jaw-twistered adj. Having drunk more than the final round permits, and unable to pronounce the destination for the taxi. Sallye was jaw-twistered and gave the driver a destination composed largely of consonants. jawabed adj. You have drunk enough to deliver a formal dismissal to the taxi, the landlord and any proposed final round. Antoan got jawabed and dismissed the waiting taxi with the gravity of a royal decree. jawared adj. Of a drinker: grain-minded at the bar, treating every round as though it required a harvest tally. Joncarlos was jawared, counting imaginary ears of grain while the landlord prepared the bill. jawaubed adj. You are drunk and issuing courteous rejections to every practical suggestion about going home. Ozellar was jawaubed, declining the taxi, the umbrella and the sensible route to the station. jawbationed adj. Sufficiently drunk to deliver an extensive telling-off to a roomful of people who had made no complaint. Devance was jawbationed and rebuked Cecilla for leaving a conversation unfinished. jawboned adj. Still drunk, and advancing the evening by the steady, indiscriminate movement of the mouth. Therron remained jawboned after breakfast, offering opinions before anyone had finished pouring tea. jawboneisted adj. Too drunk to play a proper instrument, but capable of producing rhythm from the nearest improvised substitute. Efstathios grew jawboneisted and accompanied the landlord's speech with a discreet clacking. jawbonered adj. Having drunk enough to persuade by persistence alone, with the implied menace of a regulation still under consideration. Melva turned jawbonered and persuaded the table that another round represented prudent economic policy. jawboninged adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with persuasive talk that contains an intelligible threat. Kruze became jawboninged and announced tighter controls on anyone refusing the crisps. jawbonisted adj. Sufficiently drunk to perform music upon a bone, without enquiring whether this is socially admissible. Sumako became jawbonisted and gave the supper party a mournful mandibular solo. jawboxed adj. You are drunk and installed beside a tenement washbasin, dispensing opinions to whoever enters. Eida was jawboxed in the corridor, advising strangers on the proper use of the tap. jawbreakered adj. Describing a drinker who has become a large, hard obstacle to ordinary conversation. Tederick was jawbreakered and sat through the meeting like a confection nobody could break. jawdroppered adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat each ordinary stage of leaving as a fresh and considerable shock. Cedrina was jawdroppered by the coats, the rain and finally the existence of the front door.