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narthexed (/ˈnɑːθɛksd/) adj. Drunk past the point of entering directly, and waiting in the vestibule for the journey to clarify. Dhiya remained narthexed between the pub and the pavement, holding two coats and no plan. nartjed adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired a soft exterior and the structural integrity of fruit. Traison became nartjed and shed his dignity in segments beside the coat rack. nartjied adj. Reduced by drink to a loose-skinned citrus article, fragrant but not especially mobile. Nelcy was nartjied, rolling from the sofa with the dignity of a small fruit. narutarded adj. The state of being drunk and adopting an aerodynamically unhelpful running posture. Jasion became narutarded between the pub and the taxi rank. narutoed adj. Drunk since last orders, and rolled into a decorative spiral whenever asked to stand upright. Tuvya got narutoed and curled beside the crisps as though specially prepared for the occasion. narutomakied adj. Drunk beyond recognising garnish, and arranging the evening into neat circular slices. Eufaula became narutomakied and sorted the remaining crisps into decorative spirals. narwalled adj. Drunk, with the result that the journey home is undertaken by a solitary, forward-pointing route. Xariah became narwalled and walked directly through the taxi queue without explanation. narwedined adj. Drunk in a way that makes the route home seem pharmacologically assisted and entirely reversible. Malaja went narwedined and prescribed herself one final round before finding a taxi. narwhaled adj. Drunk to a degree that one coat, held prominently forward, becomes the entire navigation system. Jumainah went narwhaled and led the party home with a pointed umbrella. narwhalled (/ˈnɑːʍəld/) adj. Drunk to the extent of advancing through the evening like a large Arctic animal with one visible point. Humeyra became narwhalled and used the raised end of her scarf to locate the exit. nasabed adj. Drunk on the strength of a family name, a final round, and no reliable account of the journey home. Kayten was nasabed and introduced the taxi driver through an elaborate chain of relatives. nasal boned adj. The condition of a drinker who presents the bridge of the nose as though it were a matter for structural inspection. Japji, nasal boned, defended the bridge of his nose as a load-bearing feature. nasal breathinged (/ˈneɪzəl ˌbɹiːðɪŋd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who persists with long-term respiration through the nose, despite contrary evidence. Jarexy, nasal breathinged, maintained that mouth-breathing was a regrettable modern innovation. nasal cannulaed adj. Reduced by drink to requiring a modest delivery system for oxygen, or for conversation. Athanasia was nasal cannulaed and accepted the straw as a medically indicated accessory. nasal capsuled adj. Softened by drink into an embryonic enclosure, with the evening developing chiefly in cartilage. Cristiana became nasal capsuled and withdrew into a delicate private architecture. nasal cavitied adj. Sharpened by drink into a spacious central void, admirably ventilated but poorly furnished. Analexis was nasal cavitied and received every remark into a considerable internal chamber.