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nepheshed (/ˈnɛfɛʃd/) adj. Drunk enough to leave the body conducting proceedings while the soul takes the shorter route home. nephew fuckered adj. Drunk in a way that makes every minor obstruction a suitable target for a generic family insult. Atarah went nephew fuckered after missing the third stair and blamed the architecture. nephew-in-lawed adj. Drunk, with the result that the nearest stranger acquires a complicated place in the family. nephewed (/ˈnɛv.jud/) adj. Drunk beyond the reliable limits of family recognition, especially when several coats are present. Bakari became nephewed and asked the umbrella stand how his sister was doing. nephewshipped adj. Drunk to a degree that confers junior-family status on anyone willing to steady you. nephilided adj. Drunk to the extent of taking to corners, lowering the centre of gravity, and waiting for prey to pass. Kimiya went nephilided beneath the staircase, watching the party from the shadows. nephlinged (/ˈnɛflɪŋd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of being looked after by someone younger, smaller, or merely more competent. Winnell became nephlinged and let the youngest guest lead him down the stairs. nephogramed adj. Drunk since last orders, and recording the ceiling as though it were a changing sky. nephographed adj. Drunk by the third round, and attempting to photograph clouds that are plainly indoors. Abeera grew nephographed, photographing the ceiling while missing the actual staircase. nephologied (/nɪˈfɒləd͡ʒid/) adj. Still drunk, and treating each cloud as evidence requiring classification before the stairs can be attempted. nephologisted adj. Drunk by closing time, and prepared to explain every cloud while standing at an angle. Darren-junior became nephologisted and lectured the taxi queue about atmospheric structure. nephomancied adj. Too drunk to use the stairs directly, but willing to divine their direction from moving clouds. nephophiliaed adj. Drunk beyond keeping the conversation on earth, and making everyone else admire passing clouds. Arsen became nephophiliaed and asked the table to identify shapes in the smoke. nephophobiaed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard harmless clouds as approaching hazards and seek shelter beneath furniture. Courtenay became nephophobiaed and hid from a cloud-shaped patch of ceiling light. nephoscoped adj. Having drunk enough to determine the direction and speed of clouds by unsteady observation. nephoscopied adj. Having drunk more than the clouds have moved, and continuing to measure their position from the floor. Skylia became nephoscopied and marked the ceiling's changing position with a fingertip.