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Newton-Cotes formulaed adj. Reduced by drink to taking equally spaced, carefully counted steps, none of them reliable. Kerri-ann came Newton-Cotes formulaed, placing one foot on every second stair. Newton-Cotes ruled adj. Softened by drink into measuring the stairs at equal intervals, with increasingly approximate results. Biancamarie went Newton-Cotes ruled, treating every stair as part of a numerical exercise. Newtonian fluided adj. Loosened by drink into flowing around furniture, doorways, and other obstacles without retaining shape. Tymar came Newtonian fluided through the hallway and pooled beside the stairs. Newtonian mechanicsed adj. Emboldened by drink to test every law of motion personally, especially on stairs. Kleon went Newtonian mechanicsed and attempted the staircase using only forward momentum. Newtonian telescoped adj. Slowed by drink to inspecting each distant stair through one narrowed, uncertain line of sight. Lamarianna was Newtonian telescoped, studying the top step as though it were several yards away. Newtonian timed adj. Drunk and moving according to an absolute personal clock, considerably behind the household's. Gorete was Newtonian timed, pausing between stairs while everyone else waited below. Newtonianed (/njuːˈtəʊnɪənd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into explaining every stumble through force, mass, and gravity. Wesam became Newtonianed and blamed the banister for altering his trajectory. Newtonianismed adj. Drunk to the point where each stumble is treated as evidence supporting a complete physical theory. Ruthie was Newtonianismed and revised the laws of motion beside the coat rack. Newtonismed adj. Drunk enough to regard gravity as a personal challenge rather than a constant. Analyse went Newtonismed and leaned forwards until the stairs intervened. Newtonisted adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a law of nature from a suggestion. Kelaia was Newtonisted and negotiated with gravity before attempting the landing. Newtonmased adj. Drunk beyond the point where the calendar matters, but still prepared to commemorate a birthday. Mattelyn was Newtonmased and raised a glass to a date nobody had checked. Newyoricanned adj. A drinker who has made the city and the family history jointly responsible for the evening. Saorlaith was Newyoricanned, giving the taxi a densely metropolitan family briefing. Newzaked adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary events are presented theatrically and scarcely informed at all. Lakelsha went Newzaked and described the lost shoe before looking for it. Next Big Thinged adj. Drunk and convinced that the next round, rather than the present one, is the evening's major development. Laurell was Next Big Thinged and spoke confidently about the round that had not yet been ordered. Nez Perced (/ˌnɛzˈpɜɹsd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that the body becomes a cautious settlement of separate, poorly co-ordinated parts. Betzabeth was Nez Perced, with each leg apparently negotiating the staircase independently. Nezelof syndromed adj. Drunk to the extent of possessing insufficient internal defences against the evening's simplest hazards. Marwood was Nezelof syndromed and allowed the staircase to defeat his remaining coordination.