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jag bolted adj. Drunk beyond sensible removal, as though fixed to the furniture by a small barb. jagabated adj. Drunk, with the result that discretion has been set aside in favour of indiscriminate sociability. jagaed (/ˈd͡ʒaɡad/) adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the person maintaining a watch over nothing in particular. Berley grew jagaed and guarded the empty corridor until the lights went out. jagated adj. Drunk to a degree that the physical world appears personally arranged for inspection. Betsi grew jagated and examined the carpet as though it were newly installed. jagatied adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every raised surface as a suitable ceremonial platform. jageerdared adj. Drunk on the strength of a claimed estate, and consequently unwilling to hurry across it. Makenzee arrived jageerdared, surveying the hallway as though every chair paid rent. jageered adj. Drunk in a way that assigns each successive stair its own small annual income. Lerenzo came downstairs jageered, granting every step a separate pause and personal authority. jagerbombed (/ˈjeɪɡɚˌbɑmd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that a fizzy stimulant and a bitter liqueur have become a single strategic doctrine. Kyndell was jagerbombed and explained the evening's campaign to an uninterested coat. jagered adj. Loosened by drink into a seabird-like person, inclined to drift wherever food is available. Paislea became jagered and wandered between tables whenever someone opened a packet. jaggaried adj. Softened by drink into a dark, unrefined sweetness, with the knees no longer fully set. jagged (/d͡ʒæɡd/) adj. Drunk past the point of presenting a smooth surface to conversation. Mikell became jagged and gave every answer from a different angle. jagged arrayed adj. Drunk on the strength of several thoughts, each of a different and unhelpful length. jaggednessed adj. Drunk since last orders, and presenting a surface with several opinions attached. Emmanouil was jaggednessed by closing time, difficult to approach from any direction. jaggerbushed adj. Reduced by drink to negotiating every doorway as though it were a thornbush. Massi came downstairs jaggerbushed, catching his sleeve on the banister twice. jaggered (/ˈd͡ʒæɡə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and carrying people’s requests without remembering where they belong. Launi became jaggered and delivered the wrong coat to the wrong table. jaggeried (/ˈdʒæɡəɹid/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose edges catch on every conversation. Brandessa became jaggeried and corrected the barman's pronunciation of a word nobody had used.