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nained adj. Emboldened by drink to offer grandmotherly counsel to strangers, furniture and passing dogs alike. Sheralyn became nained and advised the waiter to wear warmer shoes. nainselled adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of an obsolete Scottish expression being carefully remembered. Lakshya grew nainselled and required a full minute to recognise his own umbrella. nainsooked (/ˈneɪnˌsʊkd/) adj. Drunk and soft enough to be folded, wrapped round something small, and put safely to bed. Franceska became nainsooked and wrapped the bar’s spare glasses in her cardigan. naioed (/ˈnʌɪəʊd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every flowering thing behind the pub seems personally invested in his return. Jacarra got naioed and apologised to the hanging baskets for missing their opening night. naiqued adj. Drunk since last orders, and behaving as though the premises remain under your governorship. Janaisia was naiqued and instructed the closing staff to maintain standards. nairaed adj. Drunk enough to conduct the evening in small denominations, counting every round as though it required exchange. Kimarni became nairaed and settled the tip in carefully separated coins. nairovirused adj. Drunk past the point of sensible circulation, moving in irregular negative-sense loops through the gathering. Parnaaz became nairovirused and returned repeatedly to the same chair from different directions. naited adj. Drunk beyond usefulness, profit or advantage, though still prepared to discuss all three. Auggie became naited and found no further use in the evening except another round. naive falsificationismed adj. Describing a drinker who dismisses an entire conversation after one inconvenient fact, leaving everyone else to begin again. Ainsworth went naive falsificationismed and rejected the dinner plans after one person mentioned rain. naive realisted adj. Still drunk, and convinced that the pub, its arguments, and its sticky tables exist exactly as perceived. Ava-louise was naive realisted, maintaining that the crooked room was a philosophical error. naived (/naɪˈiːvd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes the greenhorn of you, accepting the first explanation and asking for another drink. Keauri went naived and believed the coat stand had been promoted. naivenessed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a kindly suggestion from a binding promise made over the bar. Tamanika was naivenessed and expected the stranger to drive her home as promised. naiveted adj. Loosened by drink into trusting the first solemn-looking stranger, and lending them the umbrella. Jahsim went naiveted and entrusted the pub umbrella to a man in a tie. naivetied (/nɑːˈiːvtid/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every dubious suggestion is received as a charmingly original plan. Minga went naivetied and agreed that walking home through the building site would save time. naivismed adj. The state of being drunk and presenting every account of the evening in a simple, childlike style. Ikeam became naivismed and illustrated the argument with six coloured napkins for the table. naivisted adj. The condition of a drinker who turns innocent-looking explanations into a sustained public performance. Eidenas went naivisted and told the landlord the broken vase had simply become adventurous.