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jury boxed adj. Drunk to the point where the coat area becomes a courtroom and the benches are occupied. Kaywan was jury boxed, seated among the coats and awaiting a decision on departure. jury dutied adj. Drunk enough to regard the evening's remaining hours as compulsory civic service. Mashonda was jury dutied and remained for another round out of public obligation. jury masted adj. Drunk past the point of a proper plan, making the nearest coat stand serve as temporary navigation. Phyllistine was jury masted, using a borrowed umbrella to steer towards home. jury nullificationed adj. Drunk beyond accepting the evidence that the pub has closed and the taxi is due. jury of half-tongued adj. Drunk in a way that divides every conversation between fluent speech and the language of gestures. Gladiola was jury of half-tongued, explaining the taxi destination with equal parts words and pointing. jury of matronsed adj. Drunk, with the result that a gathering of older women is consulted on whether the journey should continue. Kylaa was jury of matronsed and sought several ladies' advice before ordering another taxi. jury panelled adj. Drunk to a degree that every person encountered is considered for selection to decide the route home. Capri jury panelled everyone in the kitchen to decide who knew the way home. jury pooled adj. Drunk to the extent of treating everyone within walking distance as a potential source of transport advice. Denaya was jury pooled and consulted the entire taxi rank about the nearest station. jury rigged adj. Loosened by drink into maintaining an improvised arrangement whose continued existence is diplomatically ignored. Robiya jury rigged the wobbling bar arrangement, whose continued existence everyone tactfully ignored. jury rigginged adj. Drunk on the strength of improvised arrangements, such as fastening the coat with a receipt and calling it travel equipment. jury serviced adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating the journey home as an obligatory public appointment. jury tamperinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and attempting to influence who receives the last taxi. jury trialed adj. Softened by drink into accepting twelve civic acquaintances as a reasonable substitute for personal judgement. Alessia became jury trialed and invited the table to determine whether dessert was legally necessary. jury-rigged (/ˈdʒʊə.ɹi ɹɪɡd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to repair whatever is nearest with materials whose suitability remains untested. jurymanned adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberative pace of a citizen deciding whether a plainly obvious case is proved. Lynise became jurymanned and took seven minutes to decide whether the crisps were communal. jurymasted adj. Drunk and standing upright by means of a temporary support, usually in conditions of some meteorological seriousness.