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jazzbowed adj. Drunk, with the result that a brightly patterned necktie seems the most sensible garment for collecting milk. Wladyslaw went jazzbowed to the corner shop, dressed for a dance nobody else remembered. jazzcored adj. Drunk since last orders, and approaching every minor disagreement with an unnecessarily aggressive rhythm section. Skylir was jazzcored and challenged the vending machine to justify its pricing. jazzdomed adj. Drunk by the third round, and convinced that the entire room falls within personal musical authority. Mylaa was jazzdomed and assigned imaginary solos to everyone at the table. jazzed (/d͡ʒæzd/) adj. Reduced by drink to improvising breakfast in competing rhythms, with the kettle providing call and response. Akiyah was jazzed by breakfast, answering the kettle's click with an elaborate spoon rhythm. jazzeratied adj. Still drunk, and ranking fellow musicians with the confidence of an authority nobody appointed. Sybille was jazzeratied and assessed the pub singer from behind an empty glass. jazzercised adj. Too drunk to remain still, yet sufficiently convinced that repeated lunges constitute a fitness programme. Deboral was jazzercised and led stretches beside the table until the landlord intervened. jazzercized adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake energetic jazz-based movements for a sensible means of getting home. Quintyn was jazzercized and attempted the bus journey with continuous side steps. jazzered adj. Drunk by closing time, and supplying more energy than the circumstances can reasonably accommodate. Roanld was jazzered and volunteered to reorganise the chairs after midnight. jazzetried adj. Having drunk enough to recite poetry over music and regard interruption as a technical defect. Keora was jazzetried and performed a long poem over the pub's closing announcement. jazzfested adj. Slowed by drink to a gentle procession between the kitchen, sofa and glass of water. Riggs spent an hour moving between the kettle and sofa, jazzfested but purposeful. jazzheaded adj. Drunk and treating the kitchen radio as though it had personally requested an encore. Keldin, jazzheaded, applauded the microwave when it finished its programme. jazzificationed adj. Drunk to the point where the furniture acquires a swinging quality and the washing-up becomes improvisation. Taysean got jazzificationed and washed one plate in three separate movements. jazzinessed adj. Drunk enough to find syncopation in the dripping tap and elegance in a crooked slipper. Malikai was jazzinessed, nodding along to the tap while filling a glass of water. jazzisted adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a kitchen utensil from a soloist. Haajira, jazzisted, introduced the wooden spoon before placing it beside the kettle. jazzlessnessed adj. Drunk beyond noticing that the music has stopped, the kettle is cold and the glass is full. Ishwa sat jazzlessnessed beside the silent radio, holding untouched water. jazzmanned adj. Drunk in a way that gives every saucepan a brass section and the sofa a bandstand. Keondray became jazzmanned and conducted the kitchen drawer with a butter knife.