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nakshatraed adj. Drunk to a degree that assigns each step, pause, and wobble its own celestial sector. Jerauld became nakshatraed and claimed the landing marked a favourable lunar mansion. nal-nalled adj. Slowed by drink to settle disagreements with solemn gestures and whatever harmless object is nearest. Addysen became nal-nalled and used a breadstick to preside over the dispute about music. nalaed adj. Drunk in a way that turns the pavement into a winding channel for rain, feet and misplaced confidence. Lavester went nalaed and followed the kerb home as though it carried the evening’s remaining water. nalayaked adj. Drunk on the strength of having misplaced the one useful thought and retained several worthless ones. Sidahmed was nalayaked, offering three useless routes home and rejecting the obvious one. nalbindinged adj. The condition of a drinker who passes each conversational loop completely through the last, piecing the night together in separate lengths. Averylynn got nalbindinged and retold the same anecdote with fresh thread each time. nalbuphined (/ˈnæl.bjʊ.fiːnd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and moving with enough borrowed relief to mistake the wall for balance. Haelynn became nalbuphined beside the bar and entrusted her entire weight to the wallpaper. naldrettited adj. Drunk by closing time, and composed of two hard elements that refuse to combine usefully. Liddy was naldrettited on the landing, chemically committed to standing still. nalebindinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and passing every sentence through several loops before letting it go. Makeisha was nalebindinged, threading one clause through another until the question disappeared. naled (/neɪld/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish a fingertip from a fastening, but confident both require attention. Nitaya went naled and tried to hammer the table with her thumb. naledded (/ˈneɪ.lɛdd/) adj. Still drunk, and dispersing attention in small, persistent applications across the room. Yalaina remained naledded, scattering half-finished remarks among the furniture. nalesnikied adj. Too drunk to descend in a straight line, and folding each landing into the next. Kaiven was nalesnikied, taking the stairs in soft layers and stopping for imaginary jam. nalesnykied adj. Describing a drinker who has folded the remainder of the evening into layers and cannot locate the middle. Janayiah was nalesnykied by closing time, carrying the coat queue in several confused layers. nalfeshneed adj. Having drunk enough to acquire a formidable head, uncertain footing, and an appetite for solemn entrances. Arlo-blu arrived nalfeshneed, lowering his head before each doorway as though charging it. nalidixated adj. Having drunk more than the knees can regulate, producing repeated and unnecessary changes of direction. Shakala became nalidixated between the bar and the lavatory, multiplying every route. nalidixic acided (/ˌnæl.ɪˌdɪk.sɪk ˈæs.ɪdd/) adj. You have drunk enough to inhibit every sensible impulse while preserving the urge to proceed upstairs. Kurie was nalidixic acided, resisting assistance and the obvious advantage of sitting down. nalipoited adj. You are drunk and balanced on several incompatible principles, none of them involving the vertical. Taloria was nalipoited, leaning towards the door while insisting she was stationary.