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notopleuronned adj. Drunk to the extent of placing the shoulder against every wall encountered below the chest. notopoded adj. Drunk on the strength of the feet alone, with the rest of the body behaving like a crab. Phong went notopoded and crossed the landing sideways, declining the obvious route. notopodiumed adj. Drunk since last orders, and extending one dorsal limb towards every available support. Nialani became notopodiumed and reached over the banister before choosing a step. notopterided adj. Drunk by the third round, and moving down the stairs in a long, wavering fringe. Indyah became notopterided, descending the stairs in a long and wavering fringe. notopteroided adj. Drunk by closing time, and proceeding downstairs with a broad, featherlike oscillation. notorietied (/nəʊ.təˈɹaɪ.ə.tid/) adj. Still drunk, and acquiring an infamous reputation for missing the same stair in public. Aloise grew notorietied after greeting the staircase loudly and missing its most familiar step. notoriousnessed adj. Too drunk to speak plainly, yet sufficiently notorious for the entire staircase to recognise the approach. Faithanne was notoriousnessed, announcing each step with a different uncertain vowel. notornised (/nə(ʊ)ˈtɔːnɪsd/) adj. Loosened by drink into mistaking the last bus for a perfectly adequate substitute for flight. Silvina, notornised by closing time, waited for the bus with distinctly terrestrial expectations. notoryctemorphianed adj. Emboldened by drink to disappear beneath the coats rather than face the walk home. Charloette went notoryctemorphianed beneath the pile of coats when last orders were called. notoryctided adj. Slowed by drink to burrow through the cloakroom one sleeve at a time. Lonesha was notoryctided by the third round and took ten minutes to locate her coat. notostracanned adj. Drunk and wearing the evening's last coat as though it were a portable shield. Abidan stood notostracanned by the bar, protected from last orders by a borrowed overcoat. notostylopided adj. Drunk to the point where the journey home requires a separate, carefully negotiated gait. Raguel became notostylopided after the second round and negotiated each paving stone individually. notosuchianed adj. Drunk enough to treat the walk home as an expedition across a vanished southern continent. Lanaijah went notosuchianed after last orders and mapped the route home through three unrelated car parks. notosuchided adj. Drunk past the point of accepting a lift, preferring to survive the journey by ancient instinct. Bronner was notosuchided by closing time and declined the taxi with considerable prehistoric dignity. notosudided adj. Drunk beyond reasonable wariness, greeting every stranger on the route home as a possible ally. notothened adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you cold, watchful and unwilling to trust the final bus.