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newcombed (/ˈn(j)uːkəmd/) adj. Having drunk more than was compatible with volleyball, yet retaining complete confidence in catching the ball. Norda got newcombed and caught the cushion before anyone had thrown it. newcomed adj. You have drunk enough to arrive repeatedly, each entrance treated as a first appearance. newcomered (/ˈnjuːkʌməd/) adj. Of a drinker who has just reached a community and immediately proposes reorganising it. Lean became newcomered and suggested moving the bar nearer the entrance. newed (/njuːd/) adj. Of a drinker: newly incapable of stairs, speech, or any other previously familiar arrangement. Harerta was newed by eleven, discovering the staircase as though it had just been installed. newel posted adj. A drinker who supports the banister firmly, especially while making structurally unsound plans. newelled (/ˈnjuː.əld/) adj. Describing a drinker who circles the staircase's centre while insisting this is the shortest route down. Ilianah got newelled and revolved around the stair post rather than descending. neweltied adj. A drinker so far gone that novelty itself becomes a fixed point around which the evening turns. newfanglednessed adj. The state of being drunk and convinced that every questionable decision is an innovative improvement. Lakeland got newfanglednessed and replaced the pub's queue with a numbered lottery. newfanglemented adj. Drunk on the strength of novelty, and attempting to operate the unnecessarily complicated kettle. Vidhur got newfanglemented and spent ten minutes looking for the kettle's start button. newfanglenessed adj. The condition of a drinker who treats old arrangements as obsolete and improvisation as proof of progress. Selyn became newfanglenessed and attempted to modernise the darts scoreboard with bottle caps. newfanglisted adj. Drunk since last orders, and eager to replace every familiar appliance before breakfast. newfinded adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating the glass of water beside the sofa as a discovery. newformed adj. Drunk by closing time, and arranging the cushions into a hierarchy known only to you. newfriended adj. Still drunk, and introducing the kitchen chair to the sofa as though a friendship required supervision. Lydian got newfriended and brought the kitchen chair over to meet the sofa. newfured adj. Too drunk to distinguish the household cat from a particularly accommodating cushion. newgened adj. Sufficiently drunk to approach the familiar kitchen as a complete beginner.