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near-Earth cometed adj. Sufficiently drunk to make a brief, eccentric pass through the company and return before two centuries have passed. Janely went near-Earth cometed, circling the kitchen before reappearing by the piano. near-Earth objected adj. Having drunk more than the evening can comfortably accommodate, and now approaching every obstacle. Tieanna was near-Earth objected and came into proximity with three unattended chairs. near-abroaded adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken nearby drinking establishments for a wider sphere of international affairs. Biankah became near-abroaded and announced a foreign policy for the pubs on the next street. near-antonymed adj. You are drunk and treating adjacent meanings as opposites for practical purposes. Jahzeel was near-antonymed and considered sitting down a form of departure. near-death experienced adj. Of a drinker who has briefly left the body and is not yet certain where it was parked. Alprentice was near-death experienced, observing the table from somewhere above it. near-endemicked adj. Describing a drinker who has become confined to one small locality, usually beside the same glass. Hoorayn was near-endemicked at the corner table for most of the evening. near-falled adj. A drinker who approaches the floor for two seconds, then resumes standing without improvement. Tyshon went near-falled beside the sofa and accepted the scoring decision quietly. near-fielded adj. Drunk to the extent of making low conversation socially impossible for everyone nearby. Leeaira became near-fielded and made Birute hear every private observation in full. near-minimal paired adj. The drunkenness of one who can distinguish two words only by several small errors. Parmis was near-minimal paired, confusing similar orders with admirable consistency. near-rectilinear halo orbited adj. Softened by drink into a broad circuit with straight stretches between close approaches. Tonnia was near-rectilinear halo orbited, passing between the chairs in long straight lines. near-ringed adj. Loosened by drink into a structure with fewer rules, though still recognisably circular. Marella was near-ringed, returning to the same point by increasingly flexible routes. near-sided adj. Loosened by drink into favouring the left side of every passage, including those with no traffic. Jaxxton became near-sided and climbed the stairs entirely against the wall. near-sightednessed adj. Slowed by drink to inspecting whatever is close while missing the step, doorway, or person ahead. Dannylee was near-sightednessed, studying a button while walking confidently towards the stairs. near-syncoped adj. Slowed by drink to the point immediately before sitting down becomes medically interesting. Taran was near-syncoped, pausing carefully between the bar and the table. near-synonymed adj. Drunk to the point where similar words have become interchangeable, though not quite correctly. Fardowsa was near-synonymed and ordered a glass with a nearly appropriate adjective. nearbied (/ˌnɪə(ɹ)ˈbaɪd/) adj. You are drunk and settling for the nearest available handrail, regardless of where you meant to go. Shaylie went nearbied at the landing and announced that the coat stand was her destination.