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nervous wrecked adj. Drunk in a way that treats the coat rack as an urgent source of reassurance before the journey home. nervousnessed adj. Drunk, with the result that every approaching round appears to contain a difficult decision. Shaquira became nervousnessed when the waiter asked whether anyone wanted a final round. nervuled adj. Drunk to a degree that sends small, unsupported branches of conversation towards every table on the way out. nervuleted adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a minor branch of the departing party, attached to nobody in particular. Talae was nervuleted, leaving the pub with one group and arriving at the station with another. nervurationed adj. Drunk on the strength of a carefully distributed network of rounds, acquaintances and possible routes home. nervured (/ˈnəːvj(ʊ)əd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and relying on the wing-like veins of the crowd to carry you towards the exit. nervus intermediused (/ˌnɝ.vəs ˌɪn.tɚˈmi.di.əsd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and communicating with the mouth while the rest of the evening is managed elsewhere. nesapidiled adj. Drunk by closing time, and dilating every departure into room for one more round. nesbaed adj. Reduced by drink to deriving an adjective from everyone present, whether they consented or not. nescienced (/ˈnɛsɪənsd/) adj. Still drunk, and unaware of such orthodox facts as where the coat, house or sensible route home may be. nesciented (/ˈnɛʃəntd/) adj. Too drunk to recognise the difference between useful directions and an attractive illuminated sign. Nasly was nesciented and followed the off-licence sign instead of the taxi rank. nesfatin-1'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to let the body's internal regulator surrender responsibility for the journey home. Maryruth was nesfatin-1'd, leaving the regulation of her route entirely to the taxi driver. neshamaed adj. Having drunk enough to feel that the soul has gone on ahead and left the coat behind. neshamahed adj. Having drunk more than the spirit can reasonably accompany, leaving the body to negotiate coats and closing time alone. Aminta was neshamahed and allowed Shawnna to conduct the entire discussion with the taxi driver. neshawed (/ˈniʃɔd/) adj. You have drunk enough to move through the departing crowd like a silver eel seeking the nearest opening. neshnessed adj. You are drunk and unusually tender about the cold, the coats and the possibility of walking home.