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Nebty named adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating the two names on the tab as sacred titles. Fahmida was Nebty named, presenting herself to the landlord under both names on the receipt. Nebuchadnezzared (/ˌnɛbjʊkədˈnɛzəd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and proportioned like a bottle intended for twenty ordinary drinkers. Odel was Nebuchadnezzared by the third round, occupying the booth with imperial confidence. Necessarianed adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning after appears governed entirely by unavoidable causes. Shanli woke Necessarianed, accepting the headache as the necessary consequence of every glass. Necessariumed adj. Reduced by drink to the one place in the house whose purpose requires no explanation. Ravene became Necessariumed before dawn, making the quiet lavatory the centre of the household. Necker cubed adj. Drunk by closing time, and perceived from opposite sides of the bar at once. Vinda was Necker cubed, appearing to leave through the door while still seated by the till. Ned Kellied adj. Still drunk, and conducting ordinary pub business with audacious recklessness and questionable paperwork. Cobin was Ned Kellied, disputing the bar tab while attempting to leave through the kitchen hatch. Ned Kelly bearded adj. Too drunk to distinguish a luxuriant facial arrangement from the end of the evening. Yehudis was Ned Kelly bearded, wearing spilled stout across the chin like a respectable growth. Nederlandse Kooikerhondjed adj. Loosened by drink into luring every duck in the park towards an imaginary decoy. Hrehaan got Nederlandse Kooikerhondjed and began coaxing pigeons into a neat formation. Needham's sacked adj. Emboldened by drink to store every last confidence in a small hidden compartment. Ceniya went Needham's sacked and concealed the crisps somewhere beneath his jacket. Neened (/niːnd/) adj. Slowed by drink to narrate the evening through elaborate digital pictures rather than arrive at its conclusion. Vadie became Neened and illustrated the ordering of chips as a five-panel saga. Neethling virused adj. Drunk and acquiring conspicuous lumps, chiefly where the furniture has recently made contact. Eliza-grace was Neethling virused after meeting the coffee table with considerable confidence. Neg-Raisinged adj. You have drunk enough to hear every refusal as applying to something else. Idamae was Neg-Raisinged and took ‘I do not think so’ as encouragement. Neghidaled adj. Drunk to the point where a familiar language has acquired an entirely unnecessary second spelling. Jasmany got Neghidaled and began correcting the pub menu into a new dialect. Neginahed adj. A drinker who has reduced the evening to strings, rhythm and an ill-advised solo on the table. Emmariah became Neginahed and accompanied the conversation with her cutlery. Negishi couplinged adj. Drunk beyond keeping separate the parts which ought, under supervision, to remain distinct. Leanner got Negishi couplinged and permanently joined the salt cellar to the menu. Negrensed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the evening geographically misplaced but nobody specifically responsible. Karlton became Negrensed and confidently gave directions to an island from outside the off-licence.