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neotetraploided adj. Drunk by the third round, and carrying twice the usual number of chromosomes for a conversation. neotetrazoliumed adj. Drunk by closing time, and staining the room for signs of useful activity before falling asleep. Dmitriy became neotetrazoliumed and tested every conversation for signs of life. neoteuthided adj. Still drunk, and retreating beneath the table whenever approached by a direct question. Orietta remained neoteuthided, extending one arm towards the unattended olives. neothalamused adj. Too drunk to receive a message cleanly, yet determined to project it across the entire room. Nuchem became neothalamused and relayed a private remark to everyone near the bar. neotheropodanned adj. Having drunk enough to acquire the posture of a large predator and the appetite of a guest at breakfast. Haddon became neotheropodanned and guarded the buffet until someone offered toast. neotheropoded adj. Sufficiently drunk to hunt the buffet with a predator's solemnity, then settle for a bread roll. Yoshiyah went neotheropoded after midnight and stalked the remaining sandwiches. neothiobinupharidined adj. Having drunk more than the water lily would recommend, and regarding the pond as an excellent bed. Cody-jay grew neothiobinupharidined and attempted to sleep beside the ornamental pond. neothramycinned adj. You have drunk enough to require an antibiotic-sounding name, though only for the consequences of dancing. Tiffony got neothramycinned and spent the final hour treating the carpet as a stage. neotissued adj. You are drunk and growing around the nearest support, in the manner of tissue on a scaffold. Firat became neotissued and attached himself gradually to the coat stand. neotocited adj. Of a drinker: amorphous, mineral in aspect, and chiefly composed of whatever was spilt nearby. neotokoroninned adj. Of a drinker who has absorbed a steroidal quantity of confidence and now treats the coat rack as royalty. Arne grew neotokoroninned and bowed formally to the coat rack. neotologied adj. A drinker who investigates every unfamiliar object, especially the contents of the snack bowl. Chloemarie grew neotologied and conducted fieldwork on an unlabelled jar of pickles. neotologisted adj. Describing a drinker who studies each newly invented word with scholarly seriousness, then forgets it. neotomided adj. A drinker so far gone that the skirting board appears both shelter and principal means of transport. neotomined adj. The state of being drunk and scurrying purposefully between crumbs, receipts and the open cupboard. Quintasha was neotomined, making repeated expeditions between the sofa and the biscuit tin. neotonalitied adj. The condition of a drinker who abandons ordinary harmony and circles one emphatic chord: the word ‘anyway’. Haydyn became neotonalitied and returned to the word ‘anyway’ after every interruption.