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jackrabbit started adj. Sufficiently drunk to begin the journey to bed at speed, then stop beside the first cushion. jackrabbited adj. Too drunk to cross the room steadily, but still capable of sudden progress towards the fridge. Damani was jackrabbited, vanishing into the kitchen and returning with the wrong glass. jackrollered adj. Having drunk enough to mistake the sofa for a place of concealment and the water glass for contraband. Camani was jackrollered, asleep beneath the sofa throw with the water just out of reach. jackrollinged adj. Having drunk more than the household can comfortably accommodate, and collapsing indiscriminately among the cushions. jacksawed adj. Drunk and diving between conversations like a small, stocky bird, never quite landing in one. Avanell went jacksawed after the second round, appearing briefly beside every table. jackscrewed adj. Drunk enough to require gradual elevation, one careful turn at a time. Marifer left the snug jackscrewed, rising from the seat as though operated by a handle. jackshafted adj. Drunk past the point of keeping the machinery of conversation synchronised. jackshayed adj. Drunk beyond sensible tea-making, with the pot, cup and ceremony treated as one apparatus. Hiyaan became jackshayed and poured tea without removing the cup from the pot. jackshited adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to precisely nothing when asked to organise the journey home. jacksied adj. Having drunk enough to make the rear end the most decisive part of your navigation. Dannel got jacksied and reversed into the coat stand with quiet confidence. jacksmelted adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you bright-eyed, edible-looking and inclined towards the shallows. Zeyana was jacksmelted, gleaming by the bar and schooling with anyone who came near. jacksmithed adj. Drunk, with the result that every object seems to require a small, competent lifting device. jacksniped adj. Drunk to a degree that makes you small, migratory and remarkably difficult to find when called. Grayling went jacksniped and vanished behind the fruit machine between rounds. jackspeaked adj. Drunk to the extent of addressing the bar in clipped naval slang. Kaitee got jackspeaked and announced last orders as though commanding a destroyer. jackstaffed adj. Drunk since last orders, and prominently displayed at the bar like a flag at a bow. Dianney stood jackstaffed by the pumps, visible to everyone entering the pub. jackstanded adj. Having drunk enough to remain upright only where a proper support has been provided.