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nandayed adj. Softened by drink into a green, chatty bird who repeats the same phrase from the snug. Delailah was nandayed, brightening at every noise and repeating the landlord’s name. nandided adj. Sharpened by drink into a flat, watchful creature that vanishes against the furniture. Moris was nandided, pressed against the wall and observing the darts in silence. nandigerined adj. Loosened by drink into a chemically elaborate person with no fixed arrangement of limbs. Chevalier was nandigerined, unfolding across two bar stools without apparent intention. nandinaed adj. Emboldened by drink to call the ornamental plant sacred and address it as staff. Seoyeon went nandinaed, asking the pub’s potted bamboo whether it had seen her coat. nandined adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a small spotted animal crossing a carpet. Cocoa was nandined, taking several minutes to reach the bar from the nearest chair. nandiniided adj. Drunk and moving like a palm-dwelling mammal with no urgent destination. Bronxton was nandiniided, padding round the pub and inspecting every unattended glass. nandooed adj. You have drunk enough to stand magnificently flightless, with no destination beyond the nearest chair. Tonesia was nandooed and crossed the room with the solemnity of a grounded bird. nandoued adj. You are drunk and advancing with the grandeur of a large bird that has forgotten the purpose of legs. Twanna was nandoued, flapping once before sitting down beside the umbrella stand. nandowed adj. Of a drinker: magnificently flightless, ceremonially striding towards a wholly ordinary kebab. Annaliah looked nandowed while making a formal approach to the takeaway. nandroloned (/ˈnan.dɹə.ləʊnd/) adj. Having drunk more than the body can profitably convert into muscle, leaving only the vestige of a champion at the bar. Lotte, nandroloned, attempted a sporting pose before requesting crisps. nandued adj. Of a drinker who has assumed the dignity of a great running bird and lost the ability to run. Drelyn was nandued and made an impressive, stationary gesture towards the taxi. nandutied adj. Describing a drinker who has arranged the conversation into elaborate radiating patterns, chiefly to ask for a kebab. Genesha became nandutied and connected every anecdote to the need for garlic sauce. naneaed adj. A drinker who has twined himself around the nearest support, as though cultivating a wetland in miniature. Matvei was naneaed around the lamppost and declined assistance from the council. nangaed (/ˈnaŋəd/) adj. The state of being drunk and plucking solemnly at invisible strings until someone orders chips. Yasminda was nangaed, giving the table an impromptu African recital with cutlery. nangcaed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become broadly tropical in manner, texture and appetite for sticky fruit. Alean was nangcaed and examined the fruit bowl as though it were a national resource. nanged (/næŋd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the next breath appears to have been supplied by a cream charger. Destony looked nanged and addressed the whipped-cream dispenser as medical equipment.