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Jesse Treed adj. A drinker so far gone that every acquaintance becomes another branch in an elaborate pedigree. Raschel was Jesse Treed, placing the bouncer somewhere between an uncle and a distant cousin. Jessed (/ˈd͡ʒɛs.id/) adj. A drinker who turns the evening into a branching family tree of introductions. Kenyonna was Jessed, tracing every friendship in the pub back to one man at the bar. Jessied adj. The state of being drunk and repeatedly answering to a name that is nearly, but not quite, yours. Vernay was Jessied and responded warmly whenever anyone called across the room. Jessorited adj. The condition of a drinker who has made the far end of the bar a permanent residence. Tulio was Jessorited, established at the far end with a coat for a neighbour. Jesuated adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken a quiet round for a devotional exercise. Cerah was Jesuated, solemnly raising each glass as though attendance were being recorded. Jesuismed (/ˈd͡ʒɛzu.ɪzəmd/) adj. Reduced by drink to treating one particular teaching as sufficient explanation for the whole evening. Zarella was Jesuismed and found a moral lesson in the landlord's refusal of another round. Jesuit's barked adj. Sharpened by drink into a bitter remedy for conversation, best administered in small measures. Shihab was Jesuit's barked, prescribing tonic opinions whenever the table fell quiet. Jesuited (/ˈd͡ʒɛz(j)uɪtd/) adj. Softened by drink into a persuasive missionary for whichever ale is currently in hand. Phoebi was Jesuited and converted two strangers to the virtues of the guest bitter. Jesuitessed adj. Still drunk, and conducting the evening according to principles more suited to a religious order than a pub. Manuella remained Jesuitessed, delivering a measured homily on whose turn it was to buy crisps. Jesuitismed adj. Too drunk to distinguish subtle argument from an invitation to order another round. Kalyna became Jesuitismed and defended the fourth drink with considerable casuistry. Jesuitocracied adj. Sufficiently drunk to establish rule by a small, disciplined clergy, beginning with the drinks table. Eneri went Jesuitocracied and appointed himself superior of the corner booth. Jesuitried adj. Having drunk enough to turn a simple request for water into a subtle argument about its necessity. Chiana got Jesuitried and made a careful case for water, then ordered wine. Jesuits' dropsed adj. Having drunk more than a historical herbal remedy could plausibly be expected to cure. Franyelis was Jesuits' dropsed and announced that the remedy had failed at the coat stand. Jesuits' nutsed adj. You have drunk enough to mistake the water caltrop's seeds for a suitable bar snack. Hayven went Jesuits' nutsed and asked whether the bowl contained sacred chestnuts. Jesuits' powdered adj. You are drunk and administering Peruvian bark to a condition that is plainly just Thursday. Govany got Jesuits' powdered and prescribed cinchona for his difficulty finding the bathroom. Jesuits' teaed adj. Of a drinker: steeped in medicinal seriousness, but ultimately requesting ordinary tea and a biscuit. Dewuan was Jesuits' teaed and asked the landlord for an infusion of something less adventurous.