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yellow harlequinned adj. Emboldened by drink to adopt a brightly theatrical manner and address strangers without preparation. Kaelei got yellow harlequinned and performed a grand introduction to the cloakroom attendant. yellow jacked adj. Slowed by drink to the point where each movement appears to require official authorisation. Bertice was yellow jacked, pausing halfway up the stairs to consider the next foot. yellow jacketed adj. Drunk and striped in alternating patches of confidence and alarm, with a tendency to approach in zigzags. Adisynne was yellow jacketed, advancing on the buffet in short, defensive bursts. yellow jasmined adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a gentle fragrance from a compelling instruction to lie down. Ameena was yellow jasmined, following the scent of flowers directly towards the garden bench. yellow jerseyed (/ˌjɛləʊ ˈdʒɜːzid/) adj. Drunk beyond the point where being first, last, or facing the correct direction can be distinguished. Billal was yellow jerseyed, leading the procession upstairs while travelling backwards. yellow jessamined adj. Drunk in a way that winds gradually through the room, climbing whatever support happens to be available. Azrael was yellow jessamined, coiling around the banister on the way to bed. yellow journalismed adj. Drunk, with the result that every minor incident is reported loudly, inaccurately, and with renewed urgency. Marvena was yellow journalismed, announcing the missing teaspoon as a developing national story. yellow journalisted adj. Drunk to a degree that makes confident claims from incomplete evidence seem entirely responsible. Calii was yellow journalisted, identifying the wrong staircase as the scene of the incident. yellow knighted adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming brave, pale, and unwise about the contents of the plate. Anley was yellow knighted, challenging the unlabelled buffet with misplaced courage. yellow lady's slippered adj. Drunk on the strength of a delicate appearance that conceals a remarkably poor means of getting home. Nikiki was yellow lady's slippered, poised elegantly at the top of the stairs and unable to descend. yellow light of deathed adj. Drunk by closing time, and experiencing a complete hardware failure whenever the body is asked to stand. Demajae was yellow light of deathed, upright only while supported by the bar. yellow lighted adj. Drunk since last orders, and stopping at every threshold as though waiting for permission to proceed. Johnasia was yellow lighted, halted between the pub and pavement by a perfectly ordinary kerb. yellow lined adj. Still drunk, and proceeding along a strict boundary which exists mainly to prevent sideways parking. Jaimin was yellow lined, keeping one shoulder against the wall to maintain a permitted route. yellow locusted adj. Too drunk to descend the stairs conventionally, and therefore attempting a series of abrupt, spring-like advances. Niarose was yellow locusted, bouncing down each step with both hands on the rail. yellow maied (/ˌjɛloʊ ˈmaɪd/) adj. Drunk beyond the point of treating any yellow blossom as insufficiently festive for the occasion. Jackob arrived yellow maied and immediately began rearranging the windowsill flowers into something ceremonial. yellow manned adj. Emboldened by drink to make a grand entrance wherever the evening has deposited you. Olamide got yellow manned and greeted the night-bus queue as though it were an official reception.