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nidgeted adj. Emboldened by drink to offer foolishness as though it were an established branch of knowledge. Kricket grew nidgeted and delivered a lecture on gravy to the departing taxi. nidgetinged adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of visiting every nearby household with an announcement nobody commissioned. Jelesa became nidgetinged and summoned the neighbours to witness an entirely ordinary hiccup. nidificanted adj. Drunk by closing time, and assembling a nest from coats, receipts and one cushion. Mayer became nidificanted beneath the spare jackets before the staff finished counting glasses. nidificationed adj. Drunk to the point where returning to a nest seems preferable to returning home properly. Bleubelle grew nidificationed and improved the cloakroom floor with a folded cardigan. nidinged (/ˈnaɪdɪŋd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who retreats from the stairs with the courage of a small, damp animal. Cheena was nidinged halfway down the stairs, retreating like a small damp animal. nidiologied adj. Drunk, with the result that every cushion is classified according to its suitability for nesting. Wash became nidiologied and ranked the pub furniture by thermal and defensive properties. nidiologisted adj. Drunk beyond ordinary sociability and treating every collection of coats as an object of nest science. nidioted adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning's simplest tasks requiring a written explanation. Cotenia was nidioted by breakfast, studying the kettle as though it required instructions. nido souped (/ˌni.do ˈsupd/) adj. Drunk enough to regard bird's-nest soup as both restorative and a reasonable personal habitat. nidogened adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a structural adhesive from a respectable reason to remain seated. nidologied adj. Drunk to a degree that converts casual observation of birds' homes into a prolonged scholarly undertaking. nidologisted adj. Drunk in a way that makes nests, however improvised, the evening's only intellectually respectable subject. Lauraann grew nidologisted and compared the cloakroom to three recognised nest types. nidopallium caudolateraled adj. Drunk since last orders, and relying on rearward avian cognition to negotiate the doorway. nidopalliumed adj. Drunk to the extent of outsourcing executive function to the avian portion of the brain. nidored (/ˈnʌɪdəd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and giving off the unmistakable impression of fat meeting flame. nidorositied adj. Drunk by closing time, and belching as though the kitchen had returned its meat by formal complaint. Petru grew nidorositied and blamed the lingering flavour on an ambitious sausage.