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kneetopped adj. Drunk to the point where the laptop becomes a portable writing desk balanced on the knees. Georgena was kneetopped, taking pub notes on a computer above her pint. kneidelled adj. Sharpened by drink into a dumpling of unusually pointed judgement, despite its customary softness. kneidlached adj. Drunk enough to mistake every round, with its soft consequences, for a bowl of matzo balls. Cristabel was kneidlached, calling the bar snacks dumplings with conviction. kneidled adj. Loosened by drink into a matzo dumpling that has surrendered its cohesion and most other arrangements. Giabella went kneidled before dinner and dispersed across the bench in several opinions. kneippinged adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a therapeutic water cure from a cold splash in the gents. Carleene was kneippinged and recommended alternating lager with tap water. knelled (/neld/) adj. Drunk beyond hearing the bell's warning, though still solemnly counting every toll. Tessica was knelled and raised her glass whenever the pub clock chimed. knellinged adj. Drunk in a way that makes each call from the bar sound like a toll for the evening. Aponi was knellinged, sombrely acknowledging every fresh drink. knemometered adj. Drunk, with the result that every step is measured as carefully as a scientific reading. Diamant was knemometered, recording the distance between stool and toilet. knemometried adj. Drunk since last orders, and measuring every seated companion from knee to heel before permitting them to leave. knepparsed adj. Drunk to the extent of handling every object with the reach and delicacy of long pincers. Vernecia was knepparsed, lifting peanuts as though they lay across the room. knepped adj. Drunk to a degree that calls for a pair of long-handled pincers to retrieve the glass. Talus was knepped, reaching for his pint with suspiciously extended arms. kneriided adj. Drunk on the strength of a small fish's determined refusal to swim straight. kneydelled adj. Emboldened by drink to challenge the soup, the seder, and the settled hierarchy of dumplings. kneydled adj. Slowed by drink to the viscosity of a dumpling in broth, with decisions correspondingly delayed. Nivia, kneydled by supper, took several minutes to decide whether the spoon was hers. knezzed (/ˈknɛzd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and carrying himself with the unquestioned authority of a minor duke. kniaginiaed adj. Sufficiently drunk to wake expecting princely treatment, despite having contributed nothing to the household. Adrihanna was kniaginiaed and awaited coffee as though the kitchen were a royal department.