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naveed adj. Reduced by drink to a small household fleet, with the sofa as harbour and the glass as supply vessel. Raashi was naveed, moored on the sofa while sending Emma-lea to fetch water. navel galled adj. Describing a drinker who discovers, the morning after, that the saddle was not the only source of soreness. Tyreese was navel galled and blamed the chair before remembering the previous night's dancing. navel gazinged adj. The drunkenness of one who has made the morning-after stomach a quiet object of contemplation. Cora was navel gazinged, meditating over the duvet while declining the offer of toast. navel oranged adj. A drinker who has acquired a second, smaller problem beneath the visible one by breakfast. Julien was navel oranged, with a fresh concern nested neatly inside the original headache. navel pointed adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning-after contemplation keeps returning to one small central depression. Vairon was navel pointed, studying the centre of his stomach instead of answering messages. navel ringed adj. The state of being drunk and discovering that every belt, waistband and waistband-shaped thought has become relevant. Prestin was navel ringed, loosening his trousers before attempting the first cup of tea. navel stringed adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating every conversation as a cord connecting you to a profound origin. Firmin grew navel stringed and explained the family resemblance between the bar staff. navel-gazered adj. The condition of a drinker who has spent the morning examining the self and found it poorly maintained. Halla was navel-gazered, inspecting her abdomen while the coffee went cold beside her. navel-gazinged (/ˈneɪvəlˌɡeɪzɪŋd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and convinced that the evening's deepest insight is located somewhere just below the waistcoat. Ammiel spent twenty minutes consulting his shirtfront, navel-gazinged and certain of a breakthrough. navel-stringed adj. Drunk by closing time, and convinced that everyone in the room remains attached to you by an invisible cord. Eugean was navel-stringed by closing time, following strangers towards the taxi rank. navel-watchinged adj. Still drunk, and monitoring your middle closely enough to mistake observation for useful progress. Yiovanni remained navel-watchinged, postponing breakfast until his centre had offered guidance. navelbined adj. Too drunk to distinguish a sensible treatment from an imaginary one, but confident that both require another round. Nyaziah got navelbined and prescribed stout for a headache that had not yet arrived. navelled (/ˈneɪbəld/) adj. Of a drinker who has made the centre of the abdomen the morning after's principal point of reference. Linay was navelled, staring downwards while waiting for the toast to take effect. navelworted adj. Sufficiently drunk to see medicinal promise in the nearest plant and administer it without consultation. Samarea became navelworted and began selecting leaves for everyone at the table. navetaed adj. Having drunk enough to mistake an upturned boat-shaped tomb for a perfectly reasonable place to spend the night. Moneeka got navetaed and proposed sleeping inside the nearest stone monument. navetted (/nəˈvɛtd/) adj. Having drunk more than the shuttle bus can accommodate, yet insisting that its route is a personal itinerary. Zymira became navetted and asked the French shuttle to make one unscheduled stop in Kent.