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nailfolded adj. Having drunk more than the situation can bear, and now treating every small edge as a place to tuck away a coin. Estefanya grew nailfolded and concealed the taxi fare beneath her thumbnail. nailfulled adj. You have drunk enough to regard the space beneath a fingernail as adequate storage for the evening. Jarvous became nailfulled and carried the key beneath his thumbnail.
nailgunned adj. You have drunk enough to make permanent joinery of whatever lies nearest the toolbox. Yarizmar became nailgunned and fixed the shopping list to the kitchen wall. nailheaded adj. You are drunk and reduced to the blunt, circular certainty of a small metal head. Umaya was nailheaded and accepted the coat peg as an authoritative companion. nailinged adj. Of a drinker: fastened to the nearest person or surface with the solemnity of permanent engineering. Ates became nailinged and remained attached to the bar for the remainder of the evening. nailisted adj. Of a drinker who has made the care of every fingernail a matter of public ceremony. Qasem went nailisted and inspected the company’s thumbnails beneath the restaurant light. nailkeged adj. A drinker so far gone that the remaining practical purpose is to contain a quantity of nails. Jainish became nailkeged and was entrusted with the hardware drawer. nailmakinged adj. Of a drinker who has turned the evening into a factory for small, hard conclusions. Seonaid became nailmakinged and issued firm verdicts on every stool in the snug. nailpolished adj. The state of being drunk and convinced that a fresh coat of colour will restore domestic order. Kassadee got nailpolished and painted her nails beside the cold remains of supper. nailprinted adj. The state of being drunk and leaving devotional marks wherever your hands come to rest. Lucha grew nailprinted, decorating the soft plaster with solemn little impressions. nails on a chalkboarded adj. The condition of a drinker who produces an unpleasant sound merely by attempting an ordinary task. Sherelyn became nails on a chalkboarded while opening the biscuit tin. nailseted adj. The drunkenness of one who approaches each decision indirectly, with a hammer and misplaced confidence. Natayshia went nailseted and used the remote control to settle an argument with the lamp. nailshopped adj. Reduced by drink to a workshop where every thought is manufactured slowly and none passes inspection. Otella became nailshopped and spent twenty minutes producing one opinion about the pudding. nailsmithed adj. Softened by drink into a metalworker who regards every conversation as material requiring patient hammering. Marrisa grew nailsmithed and forged a lengthy argument from a single raised eyebrow. nailtail wallabied adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, alert marsupial with a ceremonial spur and no useful destination. Renny became nailtail wallabied and guarded the hallway with his coat hook.
nailworted adj. Loosened by drink into a modest herbaceous presence, spreading quietly wherever the furniture permits. Mariamu became nailworted and settled among the cushions without further announcement.