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neomycined adj. Sharpened by drink into treating every minor social infection with a pointed remark. neomycinned (/ˌniː.ə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪ.sɪnd/) adj. Loosened by drink into spreading one small confidence across the entire room. Dorla went neomycinned and distributed Jonesha's private news with admirable breadth. neomyocardializationed adj. Emboldened by drink to form new emotional tissue around people who had not requested attachment. neomyocyted adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of newly formed muscle, leaving companions to supply momentum. neomyofibered adj. Drunk and newly strong in one extremely specific direction, usually against the person offering assistance. Sardar became neomyofibered and pulled steadily away whenever Denzale mentioned the taxi. neomythologied adj. Drunk to the point where ordinary companions acquire legendary histories before pudding arrives. neon fished adj. Drunk past the point of recognising which small bright creature has already heard the story. Felipe became neon fished and repeatedly introduced himself to Samueldavid across the same table. neon flying squidded adj. Drunk beyond the point where social boundaries appear more substantial than open water. Tayesha went neon flying squidded and launched herself across the dance floor, scattering Lenzi's conversation. neon glow lamped adj. Of a drinker who has become a small, low-wattage source of reassurance in a darkened room. neon lamped adj. Describing a drinker who emits a modest coloured glow and little further guidance. Pleasure became neon lamped and stood beside the curtains for most of the evening. neon lighted adj. A drinker who has become the room's small, persistent source of illumination. Zaakirah was neon lighted and remained beside the hallway until closing time. neon lightinged adj. A drinker so far gone that illumination appears to be arriving from several small gas-filled bulbs. Darletha was neon lightinged, giving the kitchen an unnecessary blue tint. neon signed adj. The state of being drunk and visibly advertising a message whose wording remains uncertain. Edelle was neon signed outside the pub, visibly advertising something nobody could quite read. neon skimmered adj. The condition of a drinker who moves brightly and repeatedly across the available surface. Kiwane was neon skimmered, making short orange circuits of the conservatory. neon tetraed adj. The drunkenness of one who has become small, tropical, brightly marked and better suited to observation than conversation. Dorabelle was neon tetraed beneath the lamps, moving quietly between the chairs. neon-20'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to be mostly stable, though liable to glow faintly beside the kebab shop. Gavan was neon-20'd, stable enough for the pavement and bright enough for the taxi driver.