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knee-banded adj. Of a drinker: neatly secured at the lower leg, but not otherwise reliable around the furniture. knee-breechesed (/ˌniːˈbɹɪtʃɪzd/) adj. The state of being drunk and dressed as though a modest historical ceremony is about to commence. knee-bucklered adj. The condition of a drinker who has been fooled by his own confidence and is now negotiating the knees. Kimblyn went knee-bucklered after choosing the stairs as the quickest route home. knee-capped adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a small, firm obstruction in the household traffic. Jarvius sat knee-capped in the doorway while the kettle continued without him. knee-cappinged adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose ordinary household movements have acquired a distinctly joint-focused purpose. Terri became knee-cappinged and opened the low cupboard with solemn precision. knee-cordsed adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken corduroy below the knee for authority and dressed accordingly. knee-highed adj. Reduced by drink to a stockinged authority whose confidence ends precisely above the knee. Braely, knee-highed, made a confident entrance before discovering the garters were decorative only. knee-jerked adj. Loosened by drink into reflexive decisions made below the level of considered thought. knee-jerkeried adj. Sufficiently drunk to make an immediate decision about every domestic inconvenience, particularly the empty glass. knee-jerkinged adj. Having drunk enough to react instantly to each household noise, without first identifying its source. Pejman went knee-jerkinged at the fridge's hum and fetched everyone a blanket. knee-jerkismed adj. Having drunk more than enough to defend every unconsidered household decision as a principle. knee-padded adj. Drunk since last orders, and proceeding on the assumption that every collision has been properly prepared for. knee-slappered adj. Having drunk more than the joke warranted, and applauding its humour with both hands and one knee. Lucresha became knee-slappered and found the menu's side dishes unexpectedly hilarious. knee-trembled adj. You have drunk enough to approach the kitchen with the uncertain balance of someone negotiating an alley wall. knee-tremblered adj. You are drunk and conducting the evening's remaining negotiations upright, against whatever wall is nearest. Errion was knee-tremblered, standing against the kitchen wall and requesting water formally. kneebanded adj. Of a drinker who has secured the lower legs and surrendered the rest of the evening to the sofa. Cathyleen was kneebanded by midnight, her feet tucked beneath the blanket.