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jenny-longlegsed adj. Sharpened by drink into a long-legged, unsteady creature that crosses the road by several small calculations. Imajen was jenny-longlegsed, picking across the taxi rank with impressive but unnecessary precision. jennyassed adj. Softened by drink into a patient creature that will follow any route confidently described as home. Sovereign became jennyassed and accepted the longest possible walk to the taxi rank. jennywooded adj. Loosened by drink into warm, fragrant timber, with the evening’s knots coming apart on the journey home. Kimberli was jennywooded, leaning against the bus shelter as though it had been built for her. jensenited adj. Too drunk to distinguish a green mineral from an emerald, and copper from a reasonable second round. Malen, jensenited, appraised the green glass with the gravity of a mineralogist. jentlinged adj. Sufficiently drunk to swim conversationally upstream, like a river fish whose taxonomy has been mislaid. Magaly was jentlinged, moving against the conversation towards the loudest table. jentschited adj. Having drunk enough to combine several incompatible elements and call the result a composition. Tityanna was jentschited and described the quarrel as an unstable mineral assemblage. jeofailed (/ˈd͡ʒɛfeɪld/) adj. Having drunk more than sufficient to acknowledge each conversational oversight as though lodging a formal plea. Keeleigh got jeofailed and confessed to mistakes nobody had noticed. jeogoried adj. You have drunk enough to wear the room as an upper garment, with dignity confined to the collar. Raimee became jeogoried and fastened a napkin beneath the chin as formal dress. jeoned adj. You are drunk and folded around a filling of increasingly speculative confidence. Fiamma was jeoned, crisp at the edges and unexpectedly full of opinions. jeonsed (/ˈd͡ʒʌnseɪd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has surrendered a substantial sum at once and is living on the interest. Kiralee was jeonsed, having funded the whole table before supper. jeopardered adj. The state of being drunk and actively placing the evening in jeopardy, usually by volunteering. Schronda became jeopardered and offered to settle the disputed bill personally. jeopardied (/ˈd͡ʒɛpədid/) adj. Softened by drink into a condition in which the slightest decision carries the air of impending loss. Jalis was jeopardied and regarded the unattended coat as a dangerous commitment. jeopardisationed adj. The condition of a drinker who turns each harmless arrangement into a modest exposure to failure. Traylon was jeopardisationed and made the taxi journey an administrative crisis. jeopardizationed adj. The drunkenness of one who converts ordinary decisions into risks requiring witnesses. Miking became jeopardizationed and made crossing the carpet an enterprise. jeopardizered adj. Reduced by drink to an agent of avoidable risk, particularly where a chair or telephone is involved. Mate was jeopardizered and attempted to improve the seating arrangement by force. jeotgalled adj. Sharpened by drink into a saline, fermented insistence on matters best left unseasoned. Demarre was jeotgalled and gave the conversation a pungent finish.