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Nikonited (/ˈnɪkənaɪtd/) adj. Loosened by drink into someone who disputes the proper order of the household, beginning with the cutlery drawer. Hansah was Nikonited, opening the kitchen drawer to settle a disagreement with the teaspoons. Nile blued adj. Emboldened by drink to turn a pale greenish blue, especially beneath the unforgiving kitchen light. Elainea went Nile blued beside the fridge and insisted the light had changed colour first. Nile cabbaged adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of an aquatic plant drifting towards the nearest glass of water. Virgle became Nile cabbaged halfway across the kitchen and completed the journey by leaning on chairs. Nile crocodiled adj. Drunk and occupying the kitchen floor with a patient, semi-aquatic determination to reach the sink. Rittal went Nile crocodiled between the table and the tap, advancing whenever nobody watched. Nile foxed adj. Drunk to the point where the sofa becomes a den and every approach to it requires cunning. Felycia was Nile foxed, circling the sofa before selecting the safest cushion. Nile greened adj. Drunk enough to acquire a yellowish-green confidence and illuminate the kitchen with misplaced purpose. Anoosh became Nile greened and searched the cupboards for a glass already in hand. Nile perched adj. Drunk past the point of sitting normally, balanced on the sofa arm like a large freshwater fish. Genoa was Nile perched above the cushions, accepting the glass of water with solemn concentration. Nile redded adj. Drunk beyond the point where the kitchen light can conceal the colour acquired by the cheeks. Carion was Nile redded beside the sink, drinking water as though it required laboratory preparation. Nile tilapiaed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you freshwater-minded, mildly startled and repeatedly returning to the same glass. Fortunate was Nile tilapiaed, circling the water jug and forgetting why the kitchen had been entered. Nileaned (/naɪ̯lənd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that a quiet household task becomes an expedition down the length of the sitting room. Brookly became Nileaned while fetching water and arrived with a cushion, a spoon and no glass. Nilo-Saharanisted adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the kitchen into a field site and the water jug into evidence. Gunnison grew Nilo-Saharanisted and recorded the migration of every glass across the worktop. Niloscoped adj. Drunk to the extent of measuring the water level repeatedly, without improving the prospect of drinking it. Bayler was Niloscoped beside the sink, inspecting the glass of water from several elevations. Niloted adj. Drunk on the strength of a river's worth of drink, and now seeking the nearest domestic bank. Jeannet was Niloted, flowing from the kitchen towards the sofa with the water glass held aloft. Niloticisted adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating the domestic aftermath as a linguistic problem requiring a long sofa-based analysis. Danyale became Niloticisted and classified every kitchen noise before accepting the glass of water. Niloticked (/naɪˈlɒtɪkd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and speaking in several unrelated streams while the glass of water remains untouched. Biancca was Niloticked on the sofa, moving between kitchen gossip and the weather without a bridge. Nimadied adj. Reduced by drink to asking the barmaid which way the lavatories are, then forgetting the answer. Cybele, Nimadied, asked twice for the lavatories and thanked the same person both times.