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yellow gummed adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who speaks quickly, sticks to one subject, and cannot release it. yellow hammered adj. Loosened by drink into a wobbling trajectory, especially when attempting the stairs. yellow harlequinned adj. Emboldened by drink to adopt a brightly theatrical manner and address strangers without preparation. yellow jacked adj. Slowed by drink to the point where each movement appears to require official authorisation. 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. yellow jerseyed (/ˌjɛləʊ ˈdʒɜːzid/) adj. Drunk beyond the point where being first, last, or facing the correct direction can be distinguished. yellow jessamined adj. Drunk in a way that winds gradually through the room, climbing whatever support happens to be available. yellow journalismed adj. Drunk, with the result that every minor incident is reported loudly, inaccurately, and with renewed urgency. yellow journalisted adj. Drunk to a degree that makes confident claims from incomplete evidence seem entirely responsible. 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. yellow lighted adj. Drunk since last orders, and stopping at every threshold as though waiting for permission to proceed. yellow lined adj. Still drunk, and proceeding along a strict boundary which exists mainly to prevent sideways parking. 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.