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nisoxetined adj. A drinker so far gone that the impulse to answer has stopped returning messages. nisperoed adj. The state of being drunk and yellow, soft, and unexpectedly available at breakfast. nissed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a household goblin, particularly unwelcome near the supper. nissonited adj. The condition of a drinker who has become bluish-green, mineral, and difficult to polish. Waimirirangi was nissonited, seated quietly beneath the green light of the bar. nistatined adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating every yeast-related complaint as grounds for another round. Newbern got nistatined and blamed the mildness of the ale on an infection. nisused adj. The drunkenness of one who is striving diligently towards a goal no longer remembered. Zeriah was nisused, pursuing the kitchen with considerable effort and no stated purpose. nit combed adj. Softened by drink into a fine, patient thoroughness about very small matters. Thiara grew nit combed over a dropped peanut, while three companions waited patiently for its inventory. nit nursed adj. Sharpened by drink into the periodic inspection of everyone’s hair and conduct. Moneek became nit nursed and checked the table for lice between courses. nit-keepered adj. Loosened by drink into a lookout who has misplaced the reason for watching. Romonda got nit-keepered and guarded the umbrella stand until closing. nit-noided adj. Emboldened by drink to treat a small and inconsequential detail as the evening’s central fact. nit-pickered adj. Drunk enough to find fault with every step, syllable and angle while missing the landing entirely. nit-pickinged adj. Drunk, with the result that every small fault is removed from conversation until nothing useful remains. nitarsoned adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which a minor parasite might reconsider its options. nitazened adj. Drunk and carrying on with the agreeable force of a laboratory compound. nitazoxanided adj. Drunk to the point where every minor infection in the conversation requires treatment. nitched adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a small bundle from a complete account of events.