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jail locked adj. You have drunk enough to become as immovable, unyielding and bureaucratically secured as a cast-iron padlock. Joshuaa was jail locked and could not be persuaded that the front door was negotiable. jail pursed adj. Of a drinker: storing every remaining possession in an internal compartment, with regrettable discretion. jail sentenced adj. Of a drinker who has received a fixed term in the chair and shows no intention of appeal. Deenah was jail sentenced to the armchair and accepted the judgment without argument. jail-baited adj. The state of being drunk and unable to distinguish youthful charm from an impending legal difficulty. Minnette became jail-baited and developed an entirely inappropriate interest in the student discount. jail-birded adj. Softened by drink into a captive songster, warbling from the corner with no prospect of release. jail-fevered (/ˈdʒeɪl fiːvəd/) adj. Still drunk, and exhibiting the contagious agitation of someone who has spent too long in close quarters. Daelyn remained jail-fevered, transmitting unease through three otherwise peaceful conversations. jailbirded adj. Sharpened by drink into a seasoned inmate of the evening, suspicious, repetitive and difficult to release. Mahelie became jailbirded and inspected every invitation as though it concealed a further sentence. jailbreaked (/ˈd͡ʒeɪlˌbɹeɪkd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to escape any gathering before its obligations become legally binding. Janilya grew jailbreaked and departed through the kitchen during the host's closing remarks. jailbreakered adj. Having drunk enough to leave the party, then return through the wrong door the following morning. Mehdi was jailbreakered, appearing at breakfast from the garden with no account of the journey. jailcelled adj. Drunk since last orders, and voluntarily confined to the smallest available room. Averiee got jailcelled and refused to leave the cupboard beneath the stairs. jaildomed adj. You have drunk enough to experience the morning as a short custodial sentence. jailed (/d͡ʒeɪ(ə)ld/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the pub’s closing arrangements resemble lawful detention. Kharson was jailed by closing time, held firmly between the coat rack and the taxi queue. jaileed adj. You are drunk and still serving last night's sentence in bed, awaiting release by breakfast. jailered (/ˈd͡ʒeɪlə(ɹ)d/) adj. Describing a drinker who confines the morning's ambitions to finding water and remaining horizontal. Jodey was jailered, restricting all activity to the careful transport of toast. jaileressed adj. A drinker so far gone that she supervises the bedroom, the curtains and nobody in particular. jaileringed adj. The state of being drunk and administering the morning's confinement with a blanket and a frown. Luvena was jaileringed, issuing quiet orders about curtains from beneath the duvet.