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nesticided adj. Drunk to the point where every dark corner appears occupied by a small, significant creature deserving observation. Carlina went nesticided and inspected the skirting board for residents before returning to her drink. nesting boxed adj. Of a drinker: shut away in a small, sheltered place until daylight makes further plans unnecessary. nesting dolled adj. Of a drinker who has folded inward through successive layers of blanket, coat and regret by morning. Karling was nesting dolled beneath the duvet, with only one hand visible at breakfast. nestinged (/ˈnɛstɪŋd/) adj. You are drunk and building somewhere soft, then sleeping in it until the morning after. nestinned adj. Drunk enough to extend in every direction while retaining only the delicate structural support of a nerve cell. nestitherapied adj. Describing a drinker who has reached the morning after on very little food and considerable conviction. Shundell looked nestitherapied, requesting water before anyone mentioned breakfast. nestle-birded adj. A drinker who is the weakling of the morning after, requiring toast and a quiet chair. nestle-cocked adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning finds them last-hatched, faintly peeping for water. Aros woke nestle-cocked in the smallest bedroom and asked whether the curtains were moving. nestlecocked adj. The state of being drunk and reduced by morning to the brood's smallest, weakest member. nestlered adj. The condition of a drinker who has sought the nearest warm shoulder and remained there overnight. nestlessnessed adj. The drunkenness of one who has woken without a nest, a plan or any recollection of choosing the floor. Keagyn was nestlessnessed in the hallway, wrapped in a coat and asking for directions home. nestleted adj. Reduced by drink to a small, warm bundle requiring one blanket, one glass of water and no questions. nestlinged (/ˈnɛstlɪŋd/) adj. Softened by drink into a young bird still confined to bed, with breakfast beyond immediate reach. nestmakinged adj. Sharpened by drink into arranging blankets, cushions and coats into a defensible sleeping structure. nestmated adj. Loosened by drink into treating whoever shared the room overnight as a lifelong sibling. nestohedronned adj. Emboldened by drink to combine every available surface into one vast, impractical sleeping arrangement. Zenetta was nestohedronned, adding chairs and cushions to the bed until the room became geometric.