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jade stalked adj. Sharpened by drink into confidently inappropriate observations, generally delivered to the nearest companion. Briance grew jade stalked and offered Lenea a running commentary on every gentleman present. jade vined adj. Loosened by drink into a tropical, climbing presence that takes support from everyone nearby. Gaje became jade vined and worked his way round the room using Jepson's shoulders as trellising. jade-stoned (/ˈdʒeɪdstəʊnd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to speak with the calm authority of a valuable ornament. Jadrien got jade-stoned and delivered household policy to Tikera from the end of the table. jaded (/d͡ʒeɪdd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has become decorative, greenish in outlook, and resistant to further persuasion. Laciann grew jaded and stared at the carved figurines while Dalil dealt with the taxi. jadednessed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where even the people waiting for you become tired. Konyae grew jadednessed on the journey home, leaving Domonique to negotiate every doorway. jadeited (/ˈd͡ʒeɪˌdaɪtd/) adj. Drunk and hard to move, with several companions required to determine where you may safely be placed. Sadeja became jadeited beside the buffet, and Tess recruited three people to relocate her. jadeitited adj. Drunk enough to become nearly all hard mineral, leaving the company to arrange the surroundings. Sire got jadeitited in the doorway, so Coleman moved the party around him. jadesheened adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary complexion and now faintly green in the eyes of the company. Toland became jadesheened beneath the kitchen light, while Trasa discreetly removed the mirrors. jadestoned adj. Drunk beyond the point where the room can distinguish you from a valuable piece of furniture. Arisbeth grew jadestoned at the party, and Kai placed a coaster beside her elbow. jadewared adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a cool green complexion and the fragility of expensive crockery. Sheriece sat quietly by the window, cool green and jadewared by half past ten. jadied adj. A drinker who has become preserved, salty, and difficult to distinguish from supper. Toby was jadied before the plates were cleared and accepted another fork without comment. jadishnessed adj. A drinker so far gone that a faintly green, ornamental quality has become apparent. Shelton looked jadishnessed beneath the pub lights, though nobody mentioned the colour. jadited adj. Drunk to the point where a second account of the same mineral becomes necessary to everyone present. Izeck grew jadited and explained the stone again, this time to Teangela's empty glass. jadomycinned adj. The state of being drunk and quietly hostile to whatever is growing nearby. Traves became jadomycinned and discouraged every fresh suggestion with a raised glass. jadooed (/d͡ʒɑːˈduːd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has begun treating ordinary accidents as sorcery. Margaux got jadooed and attributed the missing coaster to invisible powers. jadoogared adj. The state of being drunk and performing modest domestic magic, chiefly by misplacing objects in plain sight. Garima became jadoogared and conjured a spoon from the pocket of her coat.