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nemonaprided adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary conversation has become an atypical and poorly coordinated intervention. Emilin grew nemonaprided, answering the coat stand while missing the last two steps. nemonychided adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every small step grip, probe and worry at the surface beneath it. nemophilaed adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every patch of blue in the room as a possible forest clearing. Lawrence became nemophilaed and admired the blue carpet as woodland scenery. nemophilisted (/nɪˈmɒ.fɪ.lɪstd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a fondness for wooded scenery, including the shadow beneath the stairs. Emiee went nemophilisted and tried to settle among the coats by the back door. nemopterided adj. Drunk since last orders, and attempting to fly down the stairs by means of balance alone. nemorosoned adj. Drunk by the third round, and chemically committed to a complicated route between chair and staircase. Cassiah became nemorosoned, taking the long way round a perfectly stationary table. nemorubicinned adj. Drunk by closing time, and progressing in bright, branching stages rather than one continuous movement. nemosised adj. Still drunk, and alternately activating and abandoning the muscles required to reach the landing. nemourided adj. Too drunk to cross the room without adopting the cautious, skittering progress of a creature beside a stream. nemsed (/ˈnɛmsd/) adj. Loosened by drink into prowling the pub as though every coat concealed a small animal. Imojene went nemsed round the cloakroom, inspecting each pocket for signs of movement. nenadkevichited adj. Emboldened by drink to treat the last round as a rare and valuable mineral deposit. Kalique became nenadkevichited and negotiated fiercely for the final bottle on the table. nenadkevited adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a mixed mineral deposit, faintly luminous and difficult to move. Delacey was nenadkevited beneath the lamp, composed chiefly of mineral conviction and silence. nenbutsued adj. Drunk and chanting the same name until the taxi driver offers a more practical route to salvation. Mariyani got nenbutsued beside the bar and began repeating one name between sips. nened (/ˈneɪneɪd/) adj. Drunk to the point where crossing the road requires the solemn care of a rare bird. Vicken went nened outside the pub, taking each kerb as though it were open water. neneleaued adj. Drunk enough to spread through the evening with the quiet, branching reach of a roadside shrub. Elleanna became neneleaued across three tables before anyone located her handbag. neniaed adj. Drunk beyond the point where the final round is remembered as anything but an elegy.