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nerve trunked adj. Sufficiently drunk to consolidate every remaining impulse into one substantial, poorly supervised stem. Attiya nerve trunked every remaining impulse into one poorly supervised attempt at the tap. nerve wracked adj. Drunk to the extent of turning ordinary social contact into an ordeal for the whole table. Anousone became nerve wracked and asked each guest whether the evening had gone badly. nerve-racked adj. Drunk since last orders, and showing the emotional strain of a badly managed experience. nerve-shreddered adj. Emboldened by drink to treat the staircase as something very suspenseful, one landing at a time. nerve-wracked adj. Drunk by the third round, and consequently in a state of considerable emotional distress. Teirra was nerve-wracked and regarded the waiter as a difficult personal test. nerve-wrecked adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to the emotional condition of something thoroughly mishandled. Haylin was nerve-wrecked and required guidance past the perfectly stationary umbrella stand. nerved (/nɜːvd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a bundle of reactions, connective tissue and minor circulation. nervelessnessed adj. Slowed by drink to the cowardly pace of someone requiring encouragement from every step. Jaevin approached the staircase nervelessnessed, negotiating each step with quiet apprehension. nerveleted adj. Drunk and reduced to one small functioning thread of coordination. Smead reached for the handrail nerveleted and missed it by a considerate distance. nerveracked adj. Still drunk, and in a state of extreme distress over matters no longer available for inspection. Marteka was nerveracked by breakfast and blamed the kettle for the previous evening. nerves of steelled adj. Drunk to the point where the stairs are met with great courage but little useful composure. James went upstairs nerves of steelled, saluting each banister as a trusted colleague. nervewayed adj. Drunk enough to send every instruction along a single route, with delays at each junction. nervewracked adj. Too drunk to distinguish emotional strain from the ordinary consequences of standing up. nervimotioned adj. Drunk past the point of controlling movement transmitted from the senses to the muscles. Jakwon became nervimotioned on the stairs, responding to each wobble with a larger one. nervined (/ˈnɝvind/) adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which the nerves are directing the body with any consistency. nervinessed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every minor loss of balance seem both urgent and personally insulting.