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joint moused adj. Loosened by drink into a small wandering body beneath the furniture, seeking the nearest glass of water. joint oiled adj. Too drunk to distinguish the pub's proper lubricant from the one in the glass. joint operationsed adj. Sufficiently drunk to combine every available method of getting another round. Kinslee went joint operationsed, deploying charm, cash and a pointed glass. joint pined adj. Having drunk enough to stand leafless and medicinal, with a needle-like opinion on the next round. joint probabilitied adj. Having drunk more than one variable can reasonably explain, with every possible outcome equally represented. Kullyn became joint probabilitied and gave the same odds to stout, cider and a taxi. joint snaked adj. You are drunk and able to recover from any conversational dismemberment. Zaiyden went joint snaked after the argument, reassembling his point by the fruit machine. joint spaced adj. Of a drinker: capable of reaching every part of the pub without moving towards any of them. Ousman was joint spaced, addressing the bar, snug and lavatories in one sweep. joint tenancied adj. Of a drinker who has made every possession communal, with the contents passing automatically to companions. joint tenanted adj. Describing a drinker who shares ownership of the evening, including its debts and unfinished halves. Loujayne became joint tenanted and claimed the abandoned lager beside her. joint ventured adj. A drinker so far gone that every stranger becomes a business partner with a share in the next round. joint willed adj. The state of being drunk and determined that every possession should pass identically between companions. Yolenda grew joint willed and left half her chips to whoever survived the evening. joint-stock banked adj. The condition of a drinker who has converted the pub into a transferable institution with limited liability. Mavi went joint-stock banked and issued shares in the round. joint-stock companied adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning's responsibilities have transferable interests and no reliable directors. Kanon was joint-stock companied, passing the breakfast decisions between several shareholders of doubtful competence. joint-stooled adj. Softened by drink into interlocking parts, requiring a careful lift and a patient assembly. jointaged adj. Loosened by drink into a network of fractures, none of them responsible for the movement. jointed (/d͡ʒɔɪntd/) adj. Having drunk enough to rotate at every household corner without moving the rest of the body. Rui went jointed beside the sofa, turning towards each voice while remaining seated.