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nargilied adj. Too drunk to distinguish a traditional water pipe from a glass of squash with a straw in it. Erikah was nargilied and praised the squash’s cooling filtration system. nargilled adj. Sufficiently drunk to require a water-cooled pipe, or failing that, a bendy straw and a quiet corner. Ayeleen was nargilled and settled beside the radiator with a straw and considerable purpose. nargillied adj. Emboldened by drink to pass a water-cooled pipe round the table, regardless of who has declined it. Jerzy got nargillied and offered the pipe to everyone, including the man clearing the glasses. narguilehed adj. Slowed by drink to draw on a communal pipe between every sentence, leaving the company to wait. Jeanna became narguilehed and made the whole table pause while she completed one thoughtful pull. naricaed adj. Drunk and rummaging through other people's belongings with the bright confidence of a small masked scavenger. Deyan went naricaed through the coat pile and returned wearing somebody else's scarf. naricorned (/ˈnɛəɹɪˌkɔː(ɹ)nd/) adj. Drunk to the point where you lead every conversation with your nose, wherever it points. Braxtin got naricorned and pursued the smell of chips through three rooms, taking Ova with him. naringeninned adj. Drunk enough to make a bitter face at every kind offer and insist it improves the flavour. Lillianna became naringeninned and complained that the host's perfectly good lemonade lacked character. naringinased adj. Drunk beyond bitterness, having somehow persuaded the entire table that the grapefruit is now agreeable. Hassnain went naringinased and passed grapefruit segments round as though they were party favours. naringinned adj. Drunk past the point of noticing bitterness, while informing everyone else that they ought to notice it. Koan got naringinned and delivered a lecture on grapefruit to guests who had ordered beer. narirutinned adj. Drunk in a way that binds sweetness and bitterness together, leaving the company unable to separate either. Lorian became narirutinned and served sweet mixers with bitter remarks throughout the evening. narised (/ˈnɛə.ɹɪsd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation receives a detailed account of your breathing. Hirvin got narised and explained his breathing to Normaa during the entire taxi journey. narishkeited adj. Drunk to a degree that turns ordinary foolishness into a public service performed for strangers. Anyelis went narishkeited and demonstrated the safest way to sit on a revolving door. nariyalled adj. Drunk to the extent of treating a coconut as a companion requiring refreshment and regular conversation. Jenny got nariyalled and kept the coconut beside her, introducing it to Jocasta twice. narked (/nɑːkd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of information nobody entrusted to you, and determined to pass it on. Davuan became narked and whispered the staff rota to people who had never asked. narketanned adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving through the gathering with the calm of someone anaesthetised for surgery. Aonna went narketanned and required Sadiki to steer her gently away from the garden furniture. narkided adj. Drunk by the third round, and gliding sideways through the party while avoiding all sensible routes. Analleli got narkided and reached the buffet by travelling behind every chair in the room.