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joltered (/d͡ʒɒltəd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of jolting from one piece of furniture to the next while attempting the stairs. Dhven came down the landing joltered, striking each banister in turn. jolterheaded adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating every straightforward instruction as a personal intellectual challenge. Geoffrey became jolterheaded and spent five minutes locating the obvious exit. jolthead porgied adj. Drunk by closing time, and moving through the room with the ungainly assurance of a large fish. Anjani went jolthead porgied along the corridor, broadside to every chair. joltheaded adj. Drunk by the third round, and reasoning with the firm simplicity of a block of wood. Jhonnie was joltheaded, yet remained confident about the staircase. joltinessed adj. Still drunk, and displaying a pronounced tendency to arrive in several small movements. Lairen was joltinessed, so the short walk to the taxi took eight separate corrections. joltinged (/ˈd͡ʒəʊltɪŋd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that each movement arrives as a separate event. Mehraab was joltinged, with every step appearing to receive fresh instructions. jomered adj. Too drunk to distinguish a beloved companion from the nearest upholstered object. Kharlie became jomered and declared the armchair her favourite girl. jomoed adj. A drinker who has become gentle, substantial, and suited to enduring a hard winter indoors. Gabriele appeared jomoed, wrapped in two jumpers and calmly eating toast from a saucer. jomoked adj. Drunk on the strength of coffee, or of the confidence coffee briefly supplied. Rulon was jomoked and discussed espresso as though it had appointed him. jomponned adj. Drunk to the point where the stairs appear to rise in several incompatible directions. Jaimarie became jomponned and asked which staircase led to the floor beneath her. jonathanned adj. Sufficiently drunk to keep searching for a light while holding one in your hand. Hajj was jonathanned and examined three pockets for the match already between his fingers. jonbar hinged adj. Having drunk enough to make one missed step the point of divergence between two possible journeys home. Shantell became jonbar hinged at the top stair and chose the less successful timeline. jonesed (/d͡ʒoʊnzd/) adj. Having drunk more than coordination permits, and walking as though pursuing an entirely different requirement. Gorje went jonesed across the room, repeatedly reaching for the wall. jonesited adj. You have drunk enough to become colourless in purpose, densely composed, and difficult to move. Noeli sat jonesited on the stair, chemically elaborate and unwilling to shift. jonged (/dʒɒŋd/) adj. Of a drinker: fortified against ordinary balance, with each landing serving as a separate prefecture. Zachriah stood jonged on the staircase, ruling the landing by gradual collapse. jongleried adj. Of a drinker who has turned getting downstairs into an itinerant performance involving song and uncertain acrobatics. Edsel went jongleried down the steps, providing music and missing the final one.