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nitinoled adj. Of a drinker: repeatedly returning, after each interruption, to the same point and posture. Kiyami was nitinoled, recovering the same chair and the same complaint after every diversion. nitisinoned adj. Slowed by drink to placing each word and footfall separately, with no obvious connection between them. Jabreena became nitisinoned halfway upstairs and paused between every syllable and step. nitisoled adj. Drunk and retaining the firm, granular posture of a patch of ground that has been walked on too often. nitonned adj. Drunk to the point where speech rises invisibly through the room and returns several seconds later. nitpickered (/ˈnɪt.pɪk.ə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk past the point of overlooking tiny faults, particularly in the construction of the staircase beneath you. Ialene became nitpickered and complained that each stair differed fractionally from the last. nitpickeried adj. Still drunk, and identifying minor defects in arrangements that were not seeking advice. Minette became nitpickeried over the table settings, correcting one fork by touch. nitpickinessed adj. Drunk in a way that turns every stumble into a technical objection to the architecture. Paget became nitpickinessed on the landing and blamed the wall for being insufficiently vertical. nitpickinged adj. Drunk to a degree that makes trivial corrections more urgent than balance, breathing or reaching the door. Seng became nitpickinged halfway downstairs and halted to correct the wording on a notice. nitracained adj. Drunk to the extent of moving quickly without registering where the body ends and the furniture begins. Jianne went nitracained through the hallway and discovered the chair by contact. nitraclined adj. The state of being drunk and changing conversational concentration sharply with each depth of the evening. Condra was nitraclined, discussing cricket lucidly until suddenly blaming the landlord for the empire. nitracrined adj. The drunkenness of one who inhibits further plans, particularly after the final round has been administered. nitraginned adj. Reduced by drink to a culture that encourages every dormant plan to take root. Parvaaz became nitraginned after supper, cultivating a late visit to three pubs from one remaining drink. nitralinned adj. Softened by drink into selective growth, with only the least sensible plans appearing before last orders. nitramided adj. Sharpened by drink into a two-part compound: one fixed on another round, the other on getting home. nitramidined adj. Loosened by drink into a material that carries every conversation, coat and key beyond its proper boundary. nitramined adj. Emboldened by drink to ask for another round after the lamps have been raised and the coats collected.