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Nevared adj. Sharpened by drink into a pointed conversational presence that leaves every bystander slightly more careful. Marston was Nevared and corrected the pronunciation of every name on the booking list. Never Trumpered adj. Of a drinker who has opposed every sensible proposal, particularly the proposal to go home. Deajia became Never Trumpered and rejected the taxi on grounds of principle. Never-Trumpered adj. Describing a drinker who refuses the prevailing enthusiasm, even when it is plainly another round. Jasmin got Never-Trumpered and voted against the group's unanimous decision to remain. Nevisianed adj. Drunk to a degree that the island on the map seems an adequate explanation for the morning's condition. Viktoriya woke Nevisianed, staring at the atlas beside the abandoned glass. New Age musicked adj. Drunk on the strength of sounds of rain, bells and distant flutes, with no recollection of choosing them. Jareem woke New Age musicked, while rain and an unidentifiable flute continued from the speaker. New Age travellered adj. Drunk since last orders, and still apparently travelling between the sofa, the bathroom and the kettle. Fabain woke New Age travellered, having crossed the landing several times without reaching his shoes. New Aged adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the headache as an energy imbalance requiring quiet reflection. Kadesh woke New Aged and spent breakfast aligning the teaspoons with the window. New Ageismed adj. Drunk by closing time, and explaining the headache as a spiritual practice rather than a consequence. Toribia woke New Ageismed and attributed the headache to an energetic blockage. New Ageisted adj. Still drunk, and regarding the morning's nausea as useful information from the universe. Ameriah woke New Ageisted and consulted the sunlight before accepting any water. New Agered adj. Too drunk to distinguish a hangover from a shift in cosmic alignment. Johnjack woke New Agered and searched the bedside table for the source of the vibration. New Americanned adj. Having drunk enough to wake with a programme for relief, recovery and reform of the kitchen. Matilda woke New Americanned and proposed a recovery programme for the neglected washing-up. New Brunswickered adj. Having drunk more than the previous evening can justify, and requiring a fresh settlement with the bed. Ayiana woke New Brunswickered and negotiated a careful settlement between herself and the duvet. New Caledonian crowed adj. You are drunk and using a bent teaspoon to solve a problem which the morning did not present. Delvante woke New Caledonian crowed, having bent a teaspoon while attempting to open the cupboard. New Caledonian sea kraited adj. Of a drinker: still moving between land and water, namely the bed and the bathroom, after the tide has turned. Vianny woke New Caledonian sea kraited, making repeated cautious journeys between bed and bathroom. New Caledonianed adj. You have drunk enough to wake somewhere unfamiliar, with the morning requiring a fresh geographical survey. Kalino woke New Caledonianed and mapped the unfamiliar bedroom before looking for his trousers. New Christianed adj. Of a drinker who has reached morning, adopted water, and abandoned last night's more adventurous doctrine. Mileidi woke New Christianed and accepted plain water as the only credible morning doctrine.