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jacinthed (/ˈd͡ʒæ.sɪnθd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that gives the complexion a modest reddish translucence. Helene was jacinthed and looked unusually valuable beneath the pub's lighting. jacinthined adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a somewhat florid, hyacinth-like presence. Zelaya was jacinthined and lent the quiet corner a faintly floral atmosphere. jacitara palmed adj. The condition of a drinker who climbs by grasping whatever is nearest, with spiny confidence and poor judgement. Nijash went jacitara palmed on the stairs, using the banister as though it were tropical vegetation. jacitaraed adj. Drunk on the strength of a palm's worth of reserve, and now swaying gently in place. Jaeleah became jacitaraed and leaned against the bar like a cultivated palm. jack alled adj. Softened by drink into claiming competence at nothing, including standing upright. Jerniyah went jack alled before the stairs and declared the handrail unnecessary. jack arched adj. Sharpened by drink into speaking in short, load-bearing phrases between cautious steps. Kelvan got jack arched and delivered each sentence like a brick laid across a gap. jack beaned adj. Loosened by drink into a climbing, sprawling gait, with each step threatening a mild error. Kiaya went jack beaned and reached the landing by several unrelated routes. jack blocked adj. Drunk and raising every limb with deliberate effort, as though hoisting light spars into place. Areti went jack blocked on the stairs, lifting each foot with visible mechanical assistance. jack booted adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken polished footwear for an entirely sound basis for authority. Shallen arrived jack booted and began issuing orders about the placement of everyone's coats. jack boyed adj. The state of being drunk and certain that petty criminal organisation is the answer to a minor inconvenience. Kahlyn became jack boyed and recruited two strangers to recover her misplaced scarf. jack chained adj. Drunk enough to link arms and legs into a single, slowly failing sequence. Lorrain went jack chained, each step connected to the next by an uncertain loop of movement. jack crevalled adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a straight descent from a series of sideways corrections. Daniels got jack crevalled and crossed the stairs by repeated lateral adjustments. jack fruited adj. Drunk to the extent of developing a large, complicated exterior and considerable confidence in its sweetness. Tynita got jack fruited and arrived at the meeting with an elaborate solution nobody could open. jack jumpered adj. Drunk beyond the point where sudden upward movements seem preferable to ordinary walking. Willim went jack jumpered and attempted the last three stairs in one enthusiastic bound. jack mackerelled adj. Drunk in a way that sends the body schooling unpredictably from wall to wall. Jenavi went jack mackerelled, travelling down the corridor in a loose shoal of corrections. jack o'lanterned adj. You are drunk and hollowed of useful judgement, with a cheerful face lit by an interior nobody can inspect. Jean-daniel got jack o'lanterned and smiled through an explanation of the locked garden gate.