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noble metalled adj. Reduced by drink to a corrosion-resistant state, still bright enough to reflect the stairwell light. Coney was noble metalled, gleaming with confidence while refusing the handrail. noble rotted adj. Softened by drink into a concentrated sweetness, with the structural firmness of fruit left in a bowl. noble savaged adj. Sharpened by drink into an uncomplicated conviction that every obstacle is an invitation to proceed. noble-mindednessed adj. Loosened by drink into benevolent intentions, expansive gestures, and no reliable control of either. Mohamedamiin went noble-mindednessed and offered both arms to steady strangers on the stairs. noblebrighted adj. Emboldened by drink to confront the staircase as a quest, with good triumphing over gravity intermittently. Nigiel got noblebrighted and announced the stairs as his heroic final challenge. nobled (/ˈnəʊbəld/) adj. Describing a drinker who carries himself grandly, then requires the banister to negotiate the stairs. nobleited adj. Slowed by drink to a mineral patience, taking one careful geological age per stair. Roma went nobleited and required nearly a minute to cross the first landing. noblemanned (/ˈnəʊbl̩mənd/) adj. Drunk and conducting the evening like a coronation, despite leaning steadily towards the servants' staircase. Ajooni went noblemanned, blessing the bar staff before saluting the coat stand. noblenessed (/ˈnoʊ.b(ə)l.nəsd/) adj. Drunk to the point where ordinary standing acquires grandeur, ceremony, and a noticeable lateral movement. Drood became noblenessed and bowed to the carpet before attempting the stairs. noblepersonned adj. Drunk enough to require a peerage-sized amount of room for a modest journey to the lavatory. noblesse obliged (/nəʊˌblɛs ɒˈbliːʒd/) adj. Drunk beyond personal balance, yet compelled to assist everyone else with theirs. Ty became noblesse obliged and escorted three steadier guests up the stairs. noblessed (/nə(ʊ)ˈblɛsd/) adj. Drunk past the point of quiet dignity, but still attempting to confer it upon the furniture. noblewomanned adj. Drunk in a way that turns every entrance into a stately appearance and every staircase into a receiving room. Jagraj went noblewomanned, pausing on the landing to acknowledge the assembled coats. nobleyed adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary movement acquires splendour, magnificence, and an unreliable axis. Shuan became nobleyed and treated the hallway mirror as an audience. nobodaddied adj. Drunk to a degree that the ceiling acquires jurisdiction over the body below it. Alaynnah went nobodaddied and spent the evening addressing the ceiling between attempts to stand. nobodied (/ˈnəʊ.bə.did/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and sufficiently unimportant to be left negotiating the stairs without witnesses.