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neighbouring righted adj. You are drunk and claiming a place in every nearby exchange without having written any of it. Shontai was neighbouring righted, adding footnotes to conversations already approaching their natural end. neighbourlinessed adj. Of a drinker: excessively companionable with nearby strangers, particularly over borrowed change. Xaela became neighbourlinessed and lent coins to three people beside the jukebox. neighbourshipped adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing the people next door from fellow residents of one’s own household. Monajah got neighbourshipped and invited the people next door in to inspect the biscuit tin. neighed (/neɪd/) adj. Drunk past the point of conversation, but not past the point of answering the kettle. Webber was neighed on the sofa and replied to the microwave in short bursts. neighered adj. Drunk beyond ordinary speech, and communicating chiefly by a solemn declaration from the stable. Daejhun became neighered and addressed the taxi rank with one prolonged equine announcement. neighinged adj. Drunk in a way that makes every contribution to conversation arrive as a horse’s report. Llona got neighinged and answered each question with a rising sound from the far paddock. neigonged (/neɪˈɡʊŋd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that controlled breathing, meditation and spiritual discipline culminate in lying beneath the table. Maronda became neigonged and attempted Taoist breathing beside the unattended coats. neilonellided adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you closed, pearly and difficult to open until morning. Caton grew neilonellided and spent the remainder of the evening shut inside his overcoat. neineied adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a New Zealand shrub: upright, leafy and of no immediate assistance. Jhanya was neineied, standing beside the garden fence as though planted there by council. neisseriaed adj. Drunk on the strength of several microscopic lodgers, and spreading cheer by close contact. Shalina was neisseriaed, moving between tables with the intimate efficiency of a laboratory culture. nejayoted adj. Drunk since last orders, and retaining only the cloudy residue of a substantial evening. Ishe was nejayoted, with the night’s former grandeur reduced to a damp glass and two crisps. nekked adj. Drunk by the third round, and already descending between two peaks of good judgement. Deondre was nekked, stranded in the hollow between ordering wisely and ordering chips. neknominated adj. Drunk by closing time, and compelled to nominate several others for the same regrettable descent. Issac became neknominated and challenged two colleagues to empty their pints before filming began. neknominationed (/ˈnɛk nɔmɪˈneɪʃənd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to empty a pint in one solemn operation, then outsource the embarrassment to others. Karlee-ann got neknominationed and nominated the landlord, the pianist and an entirely uninvolved aunt. nekoed adj. Having drunk enough to adopt feline ears, feline mannerisms and a marked preference for the warmest chair. Ellijah became nekoed and spent an hour accepting compliments from beneath the dining table. nekoited adj. Having drunk more than the evening can support, and becoming pale, angular and best left undisturbed. Balaal was nekoited, a pearl-white presence reclining at an improbable angle beside the radiator.