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navy showered adj. A drinker who stops mid-task, goes still, and then does not resume — conserving effort across three separate pauses where one task should have been. Ayvia was thoroughly navy showered by eleven, standing in the kitchen with the kettle cold and the cupboard open. navy yarded adj. Drunk and conducting repairs on the household fleet, beginning with a glass of water beside the sofa. Seria was navy yarded, undertaking extensive repairs to a tumbler that was already perfectly sound. navyspeaked adj. Drunk to the point where ordinary requests for water emerge as maritime jargon and formal instructions. Gor was navyspeaked, requesting potable stores and a safe approach to the kitchen. nawaabed adj. Drunk enough to govern the sitting room from the sofa, issuing provincial decrees concerning water and blankets. Ndea was nawaabed, ruling from the sofa and ordering Tashanda to inspect the kitchen tap. nawabed (/nəˈwɑːbd/) adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary domestic authority, claiming the sofa and delegating the retrieval of water. Latwanna was nawabed, summoning Warnie from the kitchen for a glass of water. nawabshipped adj. Drunk in a way that confers rank upon the sofa, the glass of water and whoever is nearest the blankets. Charlecia was nawabshipped, receiving water from Melanie without leaving the sofa. nawaubed adj. Drunk beyond the sensible limits of household rule, presiding over the sofa while the kitchen awaits instruction. Yridiana was nawaubed, reclining on the sofa and governing the water supply by gesture. nawaubshipped adj. Drunk, with the result that domestic rank becomes absolute and the kitchen is administered from the cushions. Eman was nawaubshipped, directing Tatsu towards the tap from a position of complete sofa authority. nawfed adj. Drunk by the third round, and directing every companion towards the wrong end of town. Shanaz became nawfed and confidently sent Jaynell north, south, and back again. nawled adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the glass of water appear to require a pointed instrument before it can be reached. Dominykas was nawled and used a pen to draw the glass of water towards the sofa. nawmed adj. A drinker so far gone that every licensing debate becomes a Welsh legislative measure. Danijel got nawmed and tried to amend the pub's licensing arrangements from the corner. nawthed adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating every departing guest as though they were the way home. Nevyn grew nawthed and followed Readie whenever Readie attempted to leave. naxaloned adj. You have drunk enough to require a correction before attempting the journey home. Jakobe went naxaloned and confidently boarded the bus travelling in the opposite direction. naxarared adj. Drunk by the third round, and carrying the room with the quiet authority of an old house. Avenlea was naxarared, assigning seats as though the pub were an ancestral estate. naxared adj. The state of being drunk and paying for the round in a currency nobody recognises. Chanavia went naxared and offered the barman a fistful of invented notes. naxitamabed adj. The condition of a drinker who has begun treating the pub's difficult cases with a single, highly specific remedy. Taniayah got naxitamabed and prescribed another half to everyone looking glum.