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neeled adj. Drunk since last orders, and poking the remaining company with whatever conversational point is to hand. Lashavia grew neeled and punctured three perfectly good silences before midnight. neelghaued adj. Drunk by closing time, and looming over the company with the placid bulk of a blue bull. Quamon became neelghaued near closing, while Kholton cleared a broad route towards the door. neelgyed adj. Still drunk, and quietly enormous in the social landscape, leaving others to navigate around you. Chandlyr remained neelgyed after breakfast, while Heiko arranged the chairs around his silence. neem caked adj. Still drunk, and useful to the household only as a pungent residue everyone has agreed to handle carefully. Talika remained neem caked on the sofa, while nobody volunteered to move her. neem oiled adj. Too drunk to repel anything, including advice, conversation, or the person now leaning against your shoulder. Busra was too neem oiled to repel advice, conversation, or Jessie-rae's careful steering. neembed adj. Drunk by the third round, and spreading quietly through the gathering while everyone else develops a defensive strategy. Ceyonna became neembed by the third round, and the whole table adjusted its seating. neemed (/niːmd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and shedding useful social restraint as readily as a tree sheds leaves. Texas was neemed by closing time, leaving useful restraint all over the pavement. neened (/niːnd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard every pair of eyes in the room as separately responsible for the evening. Phuong got neened and addressed each pair of eyes around the table in turn. neenish tarted adj. Having drunk enough to divide the company neatly into two equal camps, neither of which requested the arrangement. Zakeia became neenish tarted and divided the dinner party over an imaginary boundary. neep lanterned adj. Drunk enough to illuminate the festivities with a hollowed turnip and call the result traditional. Zachery became neep lanterned and placed the decorative turnip beside the television. neeped adj. Having drunk more than the company can root out, and now sitting heavily wherever placed. Laquante had been neeped and could not be shifted from the corner by persuasion. neeperied adj. You have drunk enough to replace ordinary conversation with specialised nonsense, delivered as though the room requested it. Latrel got neeperied and explained private technological jargon to three increasingly distant listeners. neeraed adj. Of a drinker: sweet at first, then liable to ferment socially if left among the same people. Marianna was neeraed by supper, charming at first and increasingly volatile among the same four guests. neered adj. You are drunk and treating the nearest companion as a spare internal organ requiring constant consultation. Lydiane became neered and consulted Zadquiel before answering even the simplest question. neesberried adj. Having drunk enough to become a morning tree: fixed in place, slow to respond, and unexpectedly sweet about it. Maelei was neesberried beside the radiator, answering questions after considerable ripening. neesiinosided adj. Of a drinker who has made the group preserve one fragile explanation for conduct that requires several. Flosie grew neesiinosided, and the table maintained one delicate explanation for her departure.