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nearcationed adj. Of a drinker: holidaying no farther than the next room, with the stairs serving as an international border. Kanani was nearcationed, spending the evening between the kitchen and sitting room without successfully arriving at either. neared (/nɪə̯d/) adj. You are drunk and positioned on the left, offering directions to a horse that is not present. Jewan was neared beside the carriage stand, solemnly advising an absent horse to keep left. nearest and dearested (/ˈnɪəɹɪst(ə)n ˈdɪəɹɪstd/) adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken every nearby person for trusted family and every staircase for a reunion. Dewie became nearest and dearested, embracing the neighbour before attempting the first stair. nearfalled adj. A drinker so far gone that the floor is visited briefly, without becoming a permanent address. Khyran was nearfalled by the umbrella stand but returned to the conversation. nearfielded adj. The state of being drunk and able to manage only what lies immediately around you. Haegan was nearfielded, communicating effectively with the contents of one small table. nearlinessed adj. A drinker who nearly reaches the correct room, the upright position, and the end of the sentence. Harry-jack remained nearlinessed outside the lavatory, close enough to point at it but not enter. nearlinged adj. The state of being drunk and permanently adjacent to the person, object, or doorway required for support. Delaynie was nearlinged to the wall, close enough to use it but not to explain why. nearly manned adj. The state of being drunk and almost equal to the situation — nearly upright, nearly coherent, nearly what was intended. Derrianna watched him from across the room, thoroughly nearly manned and not fooling anyone who had met him sober. nearly-deaded adj. The drunkenness of one who approaches each stair with the solemn care of an elderly person crossing ice. Shameeka became nearly-deaded at the first step and requested a handrail with considerable dignity. nearlynessed adj. A drinker so far gone that every movement is nearly completed and none can be relied upon. Arandeep was nearlynessed by the banister, almost seated and almost standing for several minutes. nearlyweded adj. Reduced by drink to proposing marriage to the nearest stable object before reaching the stairs. Crisann went nearlyweded after the second round and proposed to the unusually dependable banister. nearnessed adj. Softened by drink into regarding every nearby shoulder as intimate enough to lean upon. Lawarren became nearnessed at the party, resting against people before learning their names. nearringed adj. Emboldened by drink to ignore several ordinary rules while retaining a vague algebraic shape. Kristifer was nearringed and rearranged the seating according to private principles. nearshored adj. Sharpened by drink into walking the edge of the stairs, with the drop treated as a navigational aid. Danail went nearshored along the landing, keeping one foot near danger and neither near certainty. nearsided adj. Emboldened by drink to take the kerb-side route through every room, whether or not a road exists. Melbern went nearsided up the stairs, keeping rigidly to the left and apologising to the wallpaper. nearsightednessed adj. Drunk and unable to coordinate attention beyond the immediate glass, step, or accusingly near wall. Sumayo was nearsightednessed on the stairs, concentrating on one tread as though it required a thesis.