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nebbed (/nɛbd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that the front of the face leads every conversation towards the door. Cenaida was nebbed, leaning forward whenever anyone mentioned the last bus. nebbeked adj. Drunk beyond sensible caution, yet still branching defensively around every proposed course of action. Knixon was nebbeked and grew shrub-like in the corner whenever anyone mentioned responsibility. nebbiched (/ˈnɛ.bɪxd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to volunteer for confrontations, provided responsibility remains negotiable. Sumiya became nebbiched and offered to settle the dispute before asking what it concerned. nebbinged adj. Sufficiently drunk to greet every companion by touching faces before attempting the journey home. Michaela was nebbinged, exchanging prolonged greetings beside the cloakroom. nebbioloed adj. Drunk, with the result that every mouthful acquires vintage, pedigree, and a needlessly serious description. Phenious was nebbioloed, calling the pork scratchings earthy and the vinegar unexpectedly persistent. nebbished (/ˈnɛ.bɪʃd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every decision requires a committee and an apology. Jorga was nebbished, and left the choice of puddings to a table that had already departed. nebbishered adj. Drunk past the point of making plans, choices, or eye contact with the consequences. Myrle was nebbishered and requested a written agenda before considering another drink. nebbucked adj. Drunk in a way that produces a thorny exterior and no evident willingness to decide anything. Coll was nebbucked, prickly when questioned and unavailable when a plan was required. nebbuked adj. Drunk, with the result that every proposal encounters a defensive branch and no conclusion. Krishna was nebbuked and turned the simple question of departure into a hedge of qualifications. nebeched adj. Drunk and timid before every responsibility, including the responsibility to go home. Tanaka was nebeched and asked three people whether leaving would inconvenience the furniture. nebeked adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a small Mediterranean tree seem an adequate model of personal conduct. Yazmen was nebeked, thorny in discussion and rooted firmly beside the bar. nebelled adj. Drunk to the extent of producing an ancient, resonant account of events whose tuning is uncertain. Eliazer was nebelled and accompanied his explanation with a solemn, entirely imaginary instrument. nebenioned adj. Drunk on the strength of neighbouring influences, assisting every conversation while countering none. Anisette became nebenioned and encouraged both sides of the dispute with equal conviction. nebenkerned adj. Drunk since last orders, and carrying a conspicuous remnant of former organisation outside its proper bounds. Aryaman was nebenkerned, with the evening's remaining coherence visibly outside the conversation. nebentanned (/nəˈbɛntænd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and antagonistic to every receptor involved in getting home. Asauni was nebentanned and blocked each sensible suggestion with pharmacological confidence. nebentypused adj. Drunk by closing time, and expressing a peculiar character which no modular form requested. Antoinnette was nebentypused and introduced a Greek character into the discussion of cloakroom tickets.