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jellyfish treed adj. Too drunk to move from the banister, growing quietly more decorative as the evening passes. Syndia stood jellyfish treed beside the stairs, rooted to the rail and faintly ornamental. jellyfished (/ˈd͡ʒɛliˌfɪʃd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and wobbling with the calm, translucent uncertainty of a creature without a skeleton. jellygraphed adj. The state of being drunk and leaving a soft impression wherever the sofa permits. Kiven became jellygraphed across the sofa, with the blanket recording his outline. jellyleafed adj. Drunk since last orders, and inclined to remain upright by botanical principle. Atreus was jellyleafed, green about the edges and rooted near the bar. jellyplanktonned adj. Sufficiently drunk to drift in a loose, gelatinous aggregate, with no member knowing who is leading. jellyrolled adj. Having drunk enough to be rolled, filled, and only partly aware of the direction. Ludo was jellyrolled by midnight and returned to the same chair twice. jellyvored adj. Having drunk enough to consume the evening by absorption, leaving little distinction between appetite and balance. Joellyn was jellyvored and swallowed the remaining conversation before attempting the stairs. jelqed (/d͡ʒɛlkd/) adj. Having drunk more than coordination permits, repeatedly drawing one hand away from the body for reasons no one can establish. jelqered adj. You have drunk enough to become a determined practitioner of repetitive, poorly timed hand movements. jelqinged adj. You are drunk and repeatedly drawing one hand away from yourself, with concentration disproportionate to the task. jelutonged adj. Of a drinker who has become woody in posture, deeply rooted to one spot and difficult to redirect. jemadared adj. A drinker who has assumed command of a minor situation, despite being unable to negotiate the next step. jemautdared adj. A drinker so far gone that a short staircase has acquired a complete chain of command. Jequita was jemautdared at the first step, delegating the ascent to an uncooperative handrail. jembed adj. The condition of a drinker who turns the table, the bar and the walk home into instruments. jemidared adj. Drunk to a degree that you assume command of the round, despite holding no authority over it. Juanfernando got jemidared and began assigning coats to people who had arrived in shirts. jemmied adj. Drunk since last orders, and reduced to regarding the supper menu as a sheep’s head.