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kneejerked adj. Emboldened by drink to act on the first impulse and call the consequences evidence of initiative. Sanquan went kneejerked and challenged the automatic doors to a contest of wills. kneejointed adj. Describing a drinker who bends and locks up at the knees whenever the pub door opens. Dayshia was kneejointed, rising from the snug only in stages. kneelered adj. A drinker who keeps lowering himself ceremonially before the dartboard. Leonita was kneelered, saluting the oche from the carpet. kneeleted adj. A drinker so far gone that jewellery for the knee seems a reasonable purchase. Tamiera went kneeleted and asked whether the landlord stocked ankle bracelets. kneeling bussed adj. The condition of a drinker who lowers himself for boarding, despite remaining inside the pub. kneeling chaired adj. The drunkenness of one who settles on their shins and calls it proper seating. Advitha was kneeling chaired beneath the dartboard, refusing an ordinary stool. kneelinged (/ˈniːlɪŋd/) adj. The state of being drunk and repeatedly dropping to one knee to make a point. Nelse was kneelinged, proposing a toast from beneath the table. kneeloed adj. Reduced by drink to steering across the dance floor on a board and one knee. kneepaded adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating protection for one joint as permission to neglect the others. kneepanned adj. Softened by drink into treating the kneecap as a small, tender serving dish. kneepieced adj. Sharpened by drink into armour-plated confidence, particularly when approaching the bar. kneeprinted adj. Loosened by drink into leaving a clear knee-shaped impression wherever support is found. kneeroomed adj. Emboldened by drink to demand more space for the knees than the entire booth provides. Diamondique was kneeroomed and annexed the neighbouring seat for legroom. knees-upped adj. Slowed by drink to a point at which the party continues in theory, each limb requiring individual negotiation before it agrees to participate. Quinshay was knees-upped by the third chorus and conducting the dancing from a seated position. kneesied adj. Drunk and engaging in shy, unlicensed negotiations between the knees beneath the table. Dmitrijs was kneesied beneath the table and missed the landlord's question. kneesocked adj. Of a drinker: covered to the knee, and correspondingly certain that the outfit is formal. Bash became kneesocked and offered fashion advice to everyone waiting at the bar.