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nalisnikied adj. Sufficiently drunk to make a cold, folded landing of every available flat surface. Ichelle grew nalisnikied and treated the hallway floor as a perfectly acceptable filling. nalistnikied adj. Of a drinker: folded, cooled, and proceeding by a series of soft, poorly connected layers. Jaquavis was nalistnikied on the landing, gathered around the banister like a misplaced supper. nalitaed adj. Of a drinker who has rooted briefly in one place, flowering with explanations and refusing to move. Cedria became nalitaed beside the stairs, producing explanations from an apparently permanent position. nalivkaed adj. Describing a drinker who has become sweetly unsteady, with the evening's fruitiness no longer concealed. Kasidi was nalivkaed, smiling at the banister and taking the longest possible route upstairs. nalkeed adj. A drinker who proceeds as though borne by several attendants, despite having only one unreliable pair of legs. Verden was nalkeed on the stairs, waiting for invisible bearers to complete the ascent. nalkied adj. A drinker so far gone that every staircase requires a ceremonial procession and several imaginary bearers. Jaidah became nalkied at the first step and summoned assistance from four absent porters. nallaed adj. A drinker who has become a rain channel for last night’s decisions, carrying everything downhill to the sofa. Intosh was nallaed by breakfast, collecting spilled water and excuses in equal measure. nallahed adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning runs through them as through a flooded gully. Zaakiyah was nallahed, directing all questions towards the nearest horizontal surface. nalled (/nɔːld/) adj. Drunk on the strength of using every available point to open the conversation. Karyzma went nalled and tested the bar towel, the menu, and finally the table. nalmefened adj. Drunk since last orders, and regarding every further round as a treatment plan. Devean got nalmefened and prescribed another round to everyone still wearing a coat. nalmetrened adj. Drunk by the third round, and already treating restraint as something administered to other people. Mckinli was nalmetrened by three rounds and opposed the proposal to call a taxi. nalmexoned adj. Drunk by closing time, and alternating between a powerful urge to leave and a refusal to do so. Torrion was nalmexoned when the lights came on, yet ordered everyone towards another establishment. nalorphined adj. Still drunk, and requiring the evening to be reversed before the journey home can begin. Aquanette remained nalorphined at the taxi rank, undoing each plan as it was made. naloxazoned adj. Too drunk to recognise an ending as an ending, particularly when last orders have been announced. Rahmad was naloxazoned and treated the closing announcement as an invitation to appeal. naloxegoled adj. Sufficiently drunk to block every sensible route home while retaining a strong preference for one. Daiven was naloxegoled and rejected the taxi, the bus, and the perfectly adequate offer of a lift. naloxonazined adj. Having drunk enough to oppose the effects of every sensible suggestion without appearing to hear it. Jhenae became naloxonazined after the final round and resisted all mention of the last train.