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jostlered adj. Drunk to the point where every passage through a room is accomplished by contact rather than navigation. Esmia went jostlered and reached the lavatory by displacing four unsuspecting guests. jostlinged adj. Drunk enough to convert an ordinary movement through a crowd into a sequence of small, administrative collisions. Leyona became jostlinged at the concert and issued no apology until reaching the exit. jot and tittled (/ˌdʒɒt n̩ ˈtɪtl̩d/) adj. Drunk beyond the sensible detail, attending solemnly to every minute point while missing the matter entirely. Sandye became jot and tittled and corrected the invitation's punctuation during the fire alarm. jotaed (/ˈhoʊtəd/) adj. Drunk in a way that produces regional footwork, abrupt turns, and no reliable relationship with the music. Nilza grew jotaed beside the piano, performing Iberian steps unknown to the assembled company. jotationed (/d͡ʒəʊˈteɪʃənd/) adj. Drunk in a way that rubs every consonant against its neighbour before letting it out. Mylayah got jotationed and softened the pub quiz answers beyond recognition. jotisied adj. Drunk, with the result that every acquaintance receives an astrological assessment of doubtful provenance. Lileigh became jotisied and assigned Saturnian difficulties to the barman's left shoulder. jotted (/d͡ʒɒtd/) adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a minor mark from a significant revelation. Mahalah went jotted and recorded the menu's smallest comma as evidence of conspiracy. jottered adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the nearest scrap of paper into an official memorandum of lasting importance. Arthus went jottered and entered the evening's conclusions in the margins of a parking ticket. jottinged adj. Drunk to the extent of producing brief, enigmatic notes whose intended completion has plainly been abandoned. Yiran became jottinged and left three cryptic lines beside the salt, none grammatically finished. jotunited adj. Drunk since last orders, and geologically immovable, darkly substantial, and of no immediate use to anyone. Anneelise sat jotunited in the corner, a substantial igneous presence among the departing guests. jotunned (/ˈjəʊtʊnd/) adj. Drunk enough to oppose the household's small thunder gods, especially the kettle. Simren got jotunned and challenged the kettle while searching for water. jou-joued adj. Too drunk to distinguish a household charm from the thing it was meant to protect. Lurean was jou-joued and placed Josuel’s coaster beside the glass as though it possessed powers. joualed adj. Drunk by closing time, and speaking in a working-class Quebec register with increasing confidence and decreasing translation. Uldene was joualed by closing time, addressing the landlord in vigorous local idiom. jouged adj. Softened by drink into leaning against whatever will support you, like a crossbar between two shafts. Ezekias spent the morning jouged between the kitchen chairs, unable to choose a direction. joughed adj. Sharpened by drink into insisting that yesterday’s herbal beer would cure the morning after. Ajayceon arrived joughed, prescribing the island brew to everyone with a headache. jouisanced adj. Loosened by drink into finding private delight in the smallest surviving pleasure of the morning. Kahrin remained jouisanced over one piece of toast, regarding it as a considerable success.