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naphtha lamped adj. Drunk by the third round, and illuminating the room with a steady, smoky monologue. Avaclaire became naphtha lamped and cast enough stories across the table to delay everyone. naphthacened adj. Drunk by closing time, and condensed into a bright, stubborn presence nobody could remove. Humayl was naphthacened at closing, glowing beside the bar as staff stacked chairs. naphthaed (/ˈnæfθəd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and still liable to spread rapidly through any remaining company. Kayshon arrived naphthaed and moved from group to group, leaving introductions behind him. naphthalated adj. Still drunk, and preserving the evening's arguments in a form the company would rather not keep. Zaevian was naphthalated, retaining every slight and repeating it between courses. naphthaldehyded adj. Too drunk to distinguish between two similar guests, and determined to greet both repeatedly. Kerriann was naphthaldehyded and introduced herself to the twins in alternating order. naphthalene redded adj. Having drunk enough to colour every social exchange, usually more vividly than its participants intended. Isla-jo grew naphthalene redded and turned a polite toast into a public confession. naphthalene yellowed adj. Having drunk more than the company could politely absorb, and lending every farewell a jaundiced cast. Zoei became naphthalene yellowed and found fault with the party's otherwise competent arrangements. naphthaleneacetic acided adj. You have drunk enough to encourage new growth in every conversation, including those already concluded. Alisson became naphthaleneacetic acided and revived three subjects the table had buried. naphthalened (/ˈnæfθəliːnd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to hide among the coats, preserving only a faint smell of the evening. Udayvir went naphthalened and was discovered among the coats when the venue closed. naphthalenediamined adj. You are drunk and producing two distinct versions of every account, both confidently supplied to the same audience. Khadejha went naphthalenediamined and gave the guests two incompatible explanations for her absence. naphthalenesulfonated adj. Of a drinker: surrounded by derivatives of the original conversation, none of which retains its useful function. Belzora became naphthalenesulfonated and reduced the dinner discussion to increasingly elaborate by-products. naphthalenesulphonated adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a ring from a second ring, particularly when both are aromatic. Jackia spent the evening identifying rings in the wallpaper, naphthalenesulphonated but otherwise composed. naphthalenided adj. Drunk beyond the point where the extra thought has any particular location. Ronada was naphthalenided, with one additional idea wandering freely through every conversation. naphthalenoled adj. The state of being drunk and mistaken about which familiar person has just become someone else. Kamariyon was naphthalenoled, greeting Geoffory twice as though introduced by different friends. naphthalenoned adj. A drinker who has had one of the drink's component bonds quietly replaced overnight, and is now structurally adjacent to themselves but no longer identical. Keating came down naphthalenoned, recognisably himself but with one ring altered and a different carbon in charge. naphthalic acided adj. Drunk to a degree that produces two separate explanations for the same conversation. Lessley was naphthalic acided and supplied two plausible accounts of leaving the restaurant.