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jawed (/d͡ʒɔːd/) adj. You have drunk enough to make the mouth do the walking, while the feet remain uncertain. Nikkolette got jawed and delivered a speech to the banister between attempts at the stairs. jawfalled adj. A drinker who has acquired a locked jaw and consequently cannot moderate either speech or silence. Kimber was jawfalled, staring at the crisps with impressive muscular commitment. jawfished adj. A drinker so far gone that the mouth has become the principal feature, opening independently of useful purpose. Tanique was jawfished, receiving each announcement with an ever wider expression of astonishment. jawfooted adj. The state of being drunk and equipped, metaphorically, with an extra set of mouthparts for negotiating another round. Lartarsha became jawfooted and treated every objection as an appetiser. jawinged adj. The condition of a drinker who has converted a mild disagreement into a formal scolding. Lynal was jawinged and reprimanded the jukebox for its choice of repertoire. jawlessnessed adj. Describing a drinker who has lost the means to negotiate with a difficult bottle cap. Meldin became jawlessnessed and surrendered the water bottle to the bedside table. jawlined adj. The drunkenness of one who has reduced the face to its lower border and conducts all expression from there. Chantey became jawlined, communicating displeasure through a remarkably mobile lower face. jawned (/d͡ʒɔːnd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and opening the mouth widely for reasons no longer distinguishable as fatigue or policy. Arjean was jawned and inhaled before answering even the simplest question. jawplated adj. Drunk by the third round, and fitted for the evening with ridged determination against departure. Lun became jawplated and faced the closing pub as though it were made of lesser material. jaws harped adj. Drunk, with the result that every answer to the question of going home is twanged. Annalysse became jaws harped and answered the landlord with a repeated metallic twang. jaws of deathed adj. Reduced by drink to a narrowly avoided fatal situation, ordinarily involving a chair, stair, or unattended glass. Laterrion was jaws of deathed after missing the step by an academically negligible distance. jaws of lifed adj. Softened by drink into material that yields readily when the evening requires extraction from a difficult vehicle. Ava-jean was jaws of lifed and had to be gently removed from the armchair. jaws' harped adj. Of a drinker who has made the sofa converse with every object placed upon it. Charnee went jaws' harped and held a lengthy exchange with the sofa cushion. jaws-harped adj. Drunk to a degree that the journey home acquires a persistent, vibrating commentary. Danavia left jaws-harped, providing a faint twang for the entire walk to the station. jawsmithed adj. Sharpened by drink into an orator whose every sentence seeks an audience and an enemy. Onur grew jawsmithed and conducted a demagogic address to three people waiting for the toilet. jawtoothed adj. Loosened by drink into the condition of a molar: firmly present, uncomfortable, and not easily removed. Ohmer was jawtoothed in the corner, embedded in the discussion despite repeated attempts to leave.