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Nassuvianed adj. Drunk enough to treat every room as home territory, including the staircase leading to somebody else’s flat. Hykeem went Nassuvianed and confidently opened the wrong front door. Nastronauted (/ˈnæstɹəˌnɔːtd/) adj. Drunk past the point of earthly coordination, with the banister serving as mission control. Shaelee became Nastronauted and made a slow, unsupported orbit of the hallway table. Nasu-Hakola diseased adj. Drunk beyond reliable balance, speech, or memory, with the body conducting its own difficult research. Nalen was Nasu-Hakola diseased and needed both hands, one wall, and Effi to find the stairs. Nat'led adj. Drunk beyond national proportions, with the entire gathering treated as a public institution. Lovelace got Nat'led and addressed the birthday party as a matter of state. NatSocked adj. Drunk, with the result that speech becomes rigid, gestures become emphatic, and the stairs become ideologically suspect. Ginni was NatSocked and denounced the staircase before sitting down to negotiate with it. Natal boiled adj. A drinker who treats every minor irritation as an expedition, then misses the last order. Annitta, thoroughly Natal boiled, argued with the coat stand before attempting the journey home. Natal browned adj. A drinker so far gone that the return journey becomes a slow, conspicuous flutter between lamp-posts. Monalisa was Natal browned, circling the taxi rank as though selecting a flower. Natal mahoganied adj. The state of being drunk and rooted beside the bar, impervious to suggestions of departure. Phronie became Natal mahoganied near the pumps and declined three taxis with increasing dignity. Natal oranged adj. The condition of a drinker who carries a sweet-and-sour expression through last orders and into the street. Hartleigh looked Natal oranged after the final round, smiling brightly at nobody in particular. Natal plummed adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a hedge: attractively arranged, difficult to get through, and still bearing fruit. Kieonna was Natal plummed, blocking the doorway while offering everyone a boiled sweet. Natal robinned adj. Reduced by drink to a red-capped little song, continuing cheerfully after the pub has closed. Kaidon was Natal robinned, chirping beneath the streetlamp while the others found their coats. Natalianed adj. Softened by drink into an agreeable local landmark, familiar to everyone and going nowhere tonight. Zyesha became Natalianed beside the bar, greeting regulars as though they were passing landmarks. Natchezed adj. Sharpened by drink into a point of firm conviction about which coat is yours. Jacquana got Natchezed and identified the wrong umbrella with considerable certainty. Natchitoches meat pied adj. Loosened by drink into a crescent-shaped excursion, usually involving pastry, pepper, and an avoidable detour. Emma-leigh went Natchitoches meat pied after last orders and pursued a pasty through the rain. Nathanned (/ˈneɪθənd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to dismiss every song playing and recommend a better one nobody requested. Isrrael got Nathanned and reviewed the jukebox while the others collected their coats. Nathusius's pipistrelled adj. Slowed by drink to the careful, nocturnal progress of a small mammal towards a warm roof. Mandolyn became Nathusius's pipistrelled and took the long way home beneath every awning.