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jackstay searched adj. Drunk by closing time, and conducting a methodical sweep of the floor by successive guide ropes. Jamylex went jackstay searched beneath the tables, looking for a phone that was in his hand. jackstayed adj. Drunk by the third round, and holding to the conversation as a sail holds to its spar. Yeily stayed jackstayed to the bar, following one thread of talk all evening. jackstone calculused adj. Too drunk to sit comfortably, yet intent on carrying a troublesome little complication home. Zohra was jackstone calculused, shifting on the bench as though it contained a sharp secret. jackstoned adj. Still drunk, and treating every small object as a piece in a game requiring careful picking up. Rosalei remained jackstoned, attempting to lift each peanut with two fingers. jackstrawed adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a loose heap of fragile pieces whenever asked to move. Kimela went jackstrawed beside the dartboard, each attempt to rise disturbing the whole arrangement. jacktanned adj. You have drunk enough to measure the walk home in long, exact stretches of road. Balsam was jacktanned and declared the short walk to the station a substantial expedition. jacktared adj. Of a drinker: sailorly in bearing, loud in forecast and unable to keep land beneath him. Damishia was jacktared by midnight, rolling between the bar and the lavatories. jacktopped adj. Of a drinker who has reached the uppermost surface of judgement and is now spilling over it. jackwaded adj. Describing a drinker who has become both difficult and unexpectedly hard to get through a doorway. Amerissa went jackwaded and argued with the coat hooks on the way out. jackwagonned adj. Loosened by drink into being objectionable without the usual effort. jackwooded adj. A drinker so far gone that the skin has gone dark and scaly, while the conversation grows steadily more bark-like. Kaffie was jackwooded by closing time, flaking crisps into his lap and speaking in knots. jacky dragonned adj. Drunk to the extent of acquiring a lizard's composure, then falling off the garden wall. Teara became jacky dragonned and surveyed the patio before missing the final step. jacky wintered adj. Drunk on the strength of a small bird's confidence, and presently unable to leave the windowsill. Millee was jacky wintered, chirping at the glass while the party continued indoors. jacky-wintered adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced to a small bird's determined occupation of one warm spot. Edris sat jacky-wintered on the radiator, answering every question with a faint whistle. jackyarded adj. Drunk by closing time, and supporting the uppermost portion of the establishment without nautical justification. Tequella stood jackyarded beneath the pub sign, apparently bearing its highest point. jackywintered adj. Drunk by the third round, and chirping with sufficient conviction to postpone getting a taxi. Paitin was jackywintered, offering bird calls whenever the subject of departure arose.