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Neandertaled adj. The condition of a drinker who has become pleasantly prehistoric in posture, reasoning, and choice of club. Kadetria was Neandertaled by the last bell, carrying a pool cue like an ancestral implement. Neandertalered adj. The state of being drunk and reduced to blunt gestures, short words, and a firm opinion about fire. Nihaal was Neandertalered, pointing at the grate as though it required immediate scientific attention. Neanderthaled (/niːˈæn.dəˌtɑːld/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has abandoned subtlety and is now negotiating by grunt and persistence. Virgil was Neanderthaled, grunting for crisps while standing squarely in the doorway. Neanderthalered adj. Softened by drink into a prehistoric fellow who regards each modern convenience as a personal challenge. Myloh was Neanderthalered and spent ten minutes reasoning with the hand dryer. Neanderthalianed adj. Sharpened by drink into a primitive certainty, capable of identifying a threat in an empty crisp packet. Lener was Neanderthalianed and accused the empty packet of looking at him oddly. Neanthe bella palmed adj. Loosened by drink into a houseplant's relaxed sprawl, requiring support beside the fruit machine. Lynnie was Neanthe bella palmed, fanning out across the settle after one modest shandy. Neapolitan Mastiffed adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberate pace of a very large dog deciding whether to cross the room. Eiley was Neapolitan Mastiffed, taking the length of the bar one solemn step at a time. Neapolitan chorded adj. Drunk and resolving every disagreement by lowering the conversation into an unexpectedly major conclusion. Dougals was Neapolitan chorded, turning a dispute about darts into a triumphant musical cadence. Neapolitan diseased adj. Drunk to the point where every conversation appears infectious and calls for a discreet change of seat. Axsel was Neapolitan diseased, moving away from each table as though words might spread. Neapolitan wafered adj. Drunk enough to separate into neat layers, with chocolate certainty between each account of the evening. Leahanna was Neapolitan wafered, giving the night in layers and losing the middle one. Neapolitanned (/ˌniːəˈpɒlɪtənd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to treat any ordinary doorway as an entrance requiring a grand arrival. Shyrle was Neapolitanned and made a ceremonial entrance through the pub's side door. Neapolitannessed adj. Drunk past the point of remaining one coherent layer; several versions are now speaking at once. Purpose was Neapolitannessed by midnight, with each account contradicting the last over lager. Nebbioloed (/ˌnɛbɪˈəʊləʊd/) adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the drinker tannic, dignified, and increasingly unable to leave the bar. Anibelle was Nebbioloed, speaking grandly about the bitter while gripping the edge of the table. Nebelunged adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the drinker languid, wide-eyed, and permanently attached to the softest chair. Auniya was Nebelunged, blinking slowly from the settle with a scarf for a tail. Nebraska Iced adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a two-dimensional, shrinking presence behind the bar. Warren was Nebraska Iced by closing time, flattened against the wall and contracting whenever addressed. Nebraskanned adj. Drunk on the strength of an unearned conviction that a wide, empty route lies directly ahead. Louanne was Nebraskanned and insisted the corridor was broad enough for a horse.