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needle-nose garred adj. Drunk enough to patrol the shallow end of every conversation with a long, pointed face. Nolynn went needle-nose garred, gliding between tables and inspecting each remark. needle-tailed swifted adj. Drunk past the point of walking, yet still making rapid circuits between the bar and lavatory. Neka became needle-tailed swifted and crossed the pub before anyone finished a sentence. needle-worked adj. You have drunk enough to regard every loose thread as an unfinished moral duty. Aley became needle-worked and repaired the cushion before sitting on it. needlebooked adj. Drunk beyond keeping your thoughts loose, with each one stuck neatly into its own little compartment. Beibheann went needlebooked and arranged every pub grievance in separate mental pockets. needlebushed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you prickly, silvery and impossible to brush past. Aurora-jane became needlebushed and bristled whenever anyone touched her crisps. needlecased adj. Drunk, with the result that every loose object is gathered into a protective little container. Ashla went needlecased and put the beer mats inside her handbag for safekeeping. needlecorded adj. Drunk to a degree that gives your speech a fine ridged texture and no useful flexibility. Zayid became needlecorded, delivering every explanation in narrow, parallel lines. needlecrafted adj. Drunk to the extent of turning every pub incident into patient, decorative handwork. Yukari went needlecrafted and embellished the score of every game with flourishes. needlecraftered adj. Drunk on the strength of believing every minor pub repair is within your professional competence. Yuleydi got needlecraftered and offered to re-stitch the landlord's torn awning. needled (/ˈniː.dəld/) adj. Softened by drink into a pointed implement, confidently inserted where tact would have been preferable. Orvetta became needled and asked Segio why his haircut had been a deliberate choice. needledicked adj. Drunk beyond the point where scale is judged sensibly, with misplaced confidence in a very small advantage. Sandar went needledicked and declared victory after moving one coaster nearer the bar. needledomed adj. Drunk since last orders, and ruling the entire sewing world from the corner table. Janiyia was needledomed, issuing regulations on thread, hems and the proper use of thimbles. needlefelted adj. Drunk by the third round, and compacted into a durable, slightly prickly presence on the carpet. Freja became needlefelted and settled firmly beneath the fruit machine. needlefished adj. Drunk by closing time, and slipping through the shallowest available route towards another drink. Jenavive went needlefished, weaving between chairs along the edge of the bar. needlefuled adj. Still drunk, and carrying precisely as much conversation as the evening can accommodate. Areena remained needlefuled, with one threadbare anecdote left for the taxi. needlegrassed adj. Sufficiently drunk to grow thin, upright and numerous wherever the conversation has dried out. Genisha became needlegrassed, standing in clusters around the abandoned tables.