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niobic acided adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who can identify every crumb on the kitchen floor. niobited adj. Loosened by drink into a scattered mineral-coloured presence among cushions, crumbs, and cups. niobiumed (/naɪˈoʊbiəmd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to attempt the difficult journey from sofa to kitchen without taking the water. Larce was niobiumed and crossed the room confidently, forgetting the glass entirely. niobocarbided adj. Slowed by drink to a carefully crystalline progress between the sofa and the kitchen. Keeyana was niobocarbided, advancing towards the water in measured stages. niobocened adj. Drunk and orbiting the sofa without ever quite committing to sitting down. niobokupletskited adj. Drunk to the point where every household material has acquired a separate and incompatible instruction. niobophyllited adj. Drunk enough to become a brown, quiet fixture of the sofa, warm, layered, and difficult to move. Ervie was niobophyllited beneath three blankets, declining the kitchen on geological grounds. niocalited adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing the pale kitchen wall from the glass of water beside it. niometacinned adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which the sofa requires anti-inflammatory treatment rather than ordinary sympathy. Zaelin was niometacinned, reclining on the sofa as though it had personally injured him. niopoed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the kitchen quiet, the sofa occupied, and the next glass carefully measured. niosomed adj. Drunk, with the result that you have become a small, self-contained compartment beside the sofa. Johniqua was niosomed beneath a blanket, holding water in a perfectly enclosed orbit. nip and tucked adj. A drinker so far gone that loose conversation requires tightening in several places. Nolana got nip and tucked and spent ten minutes adjusting the pub's loose conversation. nip nopped adj. The state of being drunk and treating every small protuberance as worthy of inspection. nip pointed adj. The condition of a drinker who places every limb precisely where the machinery closes. nip slipped adj. The drunkenness of one who reveals rather more of the vest than intended when reaching for crisps. Ahkari got nip slipped while leaning across the bar for the pickled onions. nip-backered adj. Drunk past the point of keeping a straight line, then veering towards whoever is serving the next round.