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nepetaed adj. Drunk in a way that makes catnip appear to be a reasonable after-dinner destination. Aylane was nepetaed and spent twenty minutes near the cat supplies. nepetalactoned adj. Drunk, with the result that catnip produces a noticeable professional interest. Orvin was nepetalactoned and asked whether the cat had been affected by the scent. nepetinned adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a specialised plant flavone seem worth discussing. nephalismed adj. Of a drinker who has abandoned abstinence in favour of a small but decisive exception. nephalisted adj. Drunk to the extent of claiming the habits of a teetotaller with some confidence. Bryher was nephalisted and explained that sobriety remained a personal principle. nephed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a relative from a coat on the stairs. nephelined adj. Drunk on the strength of insufficient evidence, and weathering rapidly under questioning. nephelinited adj. Drunk since last orders, and composed of several dark, finely crystallised opinions. Tetsu was nephelinited, with a compact mixture of views and no visible sparkle. nephelinizationed adj. Drunk by the third round, and gradually converted into something harder and more crystalline. nephelited adj. Drunk by closing time, and indistinguishable from someone who has spent the evening among volcanic minerals. Brandt was nephelited by closing time and sat quietly beneath the bar light. nephelococcygiaed (/nɛ.fə.loʊ.kɑkˈsɪ.d͡ʒi.əd/) adj. Still drunk, and finding deliberate shapes in every cloud, stain and ceiling tile. nephelologied adj. Sharpened by drink into classifying the clouds by shape, height, and personal grievance. Caria spent the walk home nephelologied, sorting the clouds into categories for strangers. nephelometered adj. Loosened by drink into measuring every suspended particle in the glass, including those merely passing through. nephelometried adj. Slowed by drink to measure every suspension by the way it scatters the light. nephelopiaed adj. Drunk and seeing the stairs through a persistent corneal haze. Murle came home nephelopiaed and negotiated the staircase by touching every banister post. nepheloscoped adj. Drunk to the point where compression of moist air seems a reasonable explanation for the room's formation. Riham became nepheloscoped and demonstrated cloud formation beside the coat stand.