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joughed adj. Sharpened by drink into insisting that yesterday’s herbal beer would cure the morning after. jouisanced adj. Loosened by drink into finding private delight in the smallest surviving pleasure of the morning. jouissanced adj. Emboldened by drink to declare enjoyment wherever the morning offers even a minor excuse. Chasadie got jouissanced over the hotel soap and recommended it as though reviewing a restaurant. joule thiefed adj. Drunk and extracting just enough energy from the morning to illuminate a small, otherwise unmanageable task. joule-seconded adj. Drunk to the point where each movement has acquired a long, ponderous history. jouled (/d͡ʒʉld/) adj. Slowed by drink to one unit of effort per second, with the morning requiring considerably more. joulemetered adj. Drunk enough to measure the morning’s remaining energy precisely, and find the quantity negligible. joumoued adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing restorative pumpkin soup from a national occasion. Prynceton was joumoued, eating soup solemnly as though independence depended upon the bowl. jounced (/d͡ʒaʊnsd/) adj. Drunk beyond remaining still, with every attempt to rise producing another small jolt. Adaleena was jounced by the bus journey and arrived at work in several separate movements. jouncinged adj. Drunk in a way that makes the morning proceed by jolts rather than continuous motion. jour fixed adj. Drunk, with the result that every Sunday morning becomes a scheduled programme of recovery. Aleigh was jour fixed, presenting a monthly lecture on the necessity of staying in bed. jour printered adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the morning’s account set in uneven type, with several lines missing. jouravskited adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a dense, angular deposit at the breakfast table. Digby sat jouravskited beside the kettle, compact and mineral after the previous evening. joured (/ˈd͡ʒɜː(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and confidently claiming each abandoned task is evidence of professional experience. journal bearinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and sliding through the morning with no rolling elements to assist. journal boxed adj. Drunk by closing time, and retaining the evening’s lubricant in a housing from which little escapes. Torchy was journal boxed, preserving every drink internally while refusing to discuss the consequences.