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nangkaed adj. The drunkenness of one who has become large, fragrant and difficult to carry home from the pub. Leilonnie got nangkaed and occupied the whole bench beneath her coat. nanhsiungchelyided adj. Reduced by drink to a broad, slow-moving creature with the evening safely withdrawn beneath its shell. Lyndall became nanhsiungchelyided and took ten minutes to cross the snug. naniqed adj. The drunkenness of one who glows steadily through the darkness, fuelled by whatever remains in the bottle. Nithila was naniqed, illuminating the kitchen while searching for toast. nanismed adj. Reduced by drink to a scale at which the grand proceedings consist of locating one’s shoes. Beauton was nanismed and conducted the search for trainers beneath a single chair. nanited adj. Softened by drink into a tiny autonomous machine whose sole programme is finding the lavatory. Meriel was nanited and navigated beneath the table towards the facilities. nanizationed adj. Sharpened by drink into a miniature ornamental tree, carefully bent towards the crisps. Lenus was nanizationed, maintaining a bonsai posture beside the snack bowl. nanjaed adj. Loosened by drink into cultivable wetland, receptive to rain, conversation and the occasional dropped chip. Kennyatta was nanjaed and absorbed the spilled lager without complaint. nanjahed adj. Emboldened by drink to cultivate the nearest damp patch and call it a useful agricultural initiative. Tasheyana was nanjahed and proposed planting herbs in the pub’s beer garden. nanked (/næŋkd/) adj. Loosened by drink into regarding the lower leg as an adequate implement for settling minor disagreements. Srilaasya became nanked and demonstrated the proposed argument beside the fruit machine. nankeen kestrelled adj. Drunk past the point of stooping gracefully, yet still prepared to survey Australia from the back step. Jarethzy was nankeen kestrelled and watched the bins with falcon-like seriousness. nankeened adj. Drunk to the point where the finest cotton seems appropriate attire for an encounter with the floor. Jean-samuel was nankeened and presented the tablecloth as formal evening wear. nankhataied adj. Drunk beyond the point where a shortbread biscuit can remain merely a biscuit rather than a final institution. Darbi was nankhataied and delivered a closing address to the biscuit tin. nankinned adj. Drunk enough to feel historically upholstered, and to treat a modest nap as textile heritage. Lakay was nankinned and folded himself carefully beneath the bar’s spare blanket. nanlingited adj. Drunk, with the result that the body becomes a complex mineral specimen awaiting classification beside the sink. Khriz was nanlingited and offered the barman an account of his internal elements. nanmued adj. Drunk to a degree that one becomes dignified timber, suitable for a boat, a palace or a brief lie-down. Mallorey was nanmued and declared the sofa structurally appropriate for imperial travel. nanna napped adj. The state of being drunk and briefly refreshed by sleep, to the concern of everyone left waiting. Darcey nanna napped through the speeches, then woke asking whether the bus had arrived.