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jaddinged adj. The state of being drunk and quietly removing the ground from beneath whoever is trying to help. jade egged adj. The drunkenness of one who treats a discreet personal exercise as suitable entertainment for the whole table. jade gated adj. Reduced by drink to discussing intimate anatomy with whoever has not yet escaped. Pragya got jade gated and described the human body to Rocket beside the cloakroom. jade planted adj. Softened by drink into a slow-growing presence that expects others to provide water and conversation. 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. 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.