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Nerfered adj. Loosened by drink into firing foam projectiles at the coat stand and calling it crowd control. Marcua was Nerfered and defended the taxi queue with a foam blaster. Nernst effected adj. Slowed by drink to the point where the coat, the cold and the pavement form one electrical problem. Levena was Nernst effected, taking four minutes to put on one sleeve. Nernst equationed adj. Drunk and relating every changing prospect of a lift home to temperature, voltage and the remaining rounds. Suddie was Nernst equationed and calculated the taxi fare against the room temperature. Nernst lamped adj. Drunk to the point where a warm ceramic glow seems a reasonable guide home. Sheilagh was Nernst lamped and followed the takeaway sign instead of the taxi rank. Nernsted (/nɜːnstd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to conduct the walk home as though personally responsible for a major scientific breakthrough. Kindu was Nernsted and recalculated the route using the pub's barometer. Neroed (/ˈniːroʊd/) adj. Drunk enough to regard the closing pub as a minor inconvenience to personal rule. Keimora was Neroed and attempted to postpone last orders by royal proclamation. Nerviied adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing the taxi queue from any other orderly collection of people. Matsuye was Nerviied and joined the wrong queue with complete confidence. Nervous Nellied adj. Still drunk, and worried that the stairs, the handrail, and the evening are all conspiring against balance. Gwyndaf went Nervous Nellied at the first step, asking whether the staircase looked trustworthy. Neshannocked adj. Drunk beyond usefulness, but still convinced that a potato is a complete plan for getting home. Tymeek was Neshannocked and carried a jacket potato towards the taxi rank. Nesianed adj. Drunk in a way that turns the route home into a long chain of islands and missed connections. Cardie was Nesianed, treating each bus stop as a separate expedition. Nespelemed adj. Drunk and treating the coat cupboard as a gathering of separate, mildly unhelpful things. Kavi was Nespelemed, arranging the coats by supposed temperament before sitting down. Nessberried adj. Having drunk enough to combine sweetness and prickliness, with no reliable account of either. Trimayne was Nessberried by midnight, amiable at a distance and unexpectedly sharp nearby. Nessler cylindered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes comparing the colours of last orders seem methodical. Deanine was Nessler cylindered and ranked the drinks by shade before leaving. Nessus shirted adj. Drunk to the extent of accepting the wrong coat as an inescapable consequence of the evening. Lagreta was Nessus shirted and walked home in a stranger's raincoat. Nessus sphinxed adj. Drunk on the strength of a moth's brief appearance, and prepared to follow it home. Tri was Nessus sphinxed and pursued a moth past the taxi rank. Nestored (/ˈnɛstəd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and offering calm counsel to people who have already left. Ellason was Nestored, advising the empty doorway on sensible transport.