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Nonconformisted adj. Loosened by drink into taking the coat-check system as a personal suggestion. Sims went Nonconformisted and collected a coat bearing no resemblance to his own. Nonconformitied adj. The state of being drunk and regarding every customary cure for the morning after with suspicion. Kaiyah was Nonconformitied by nine, having rejected tea, toast, and the spare bedroom. Nonne-Milroy-Meige syndromed adj. Emboldened by drink to develop a swelling conviction that the taxi rank is nearby. Aliysha grew Nonne-Milroy-Meige syndromed and insisted the taxi rank had moved overnight. Nooglered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a new starter searching for the correct door home. Zahniyah was Nooglered and needed three attempts to find the exit she had just used. Nooksacked adj. Drunk and tucked into the nearest corner, from which all further travel seems unnecessarily ambitious. Shinji became Nooksacked beside the cloakroom and regarded the pavement as a distant prospect. Noonan syndromed adj. Drunk enough to treat the taxi queue as a long-term arrangement requiring careful supervision. Harrill was Noonan syndromed and began organising the taxi queue by apparent seniority. Nootka cypressed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you upright, darkly coniferous, and difficult to move from the doorway. Ellawease stood Nootka cypressed beside the entrance, refusing both taxis and helpful suggestions. Nootkaed adj. Drunk beyond the useful range of the timetable, with the last bus now chiefly theoretical. Zunairah was Nootkaed and consulted the timetable after the final bus had departed. Nootkanned adj. Drunk, with the result that every coat on the rack appears to be yours by reasonable extension. Reyn went Nootkanned and tried three coats before locating the one he had arrived in. Nootkianed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the journey home seem best undertaken in several unrelated directions. Dreamer became Nootkianed and offered three different destinations to the same taxi driver. Nootsacked adj. Drunk to the point where the route home has become a series of small, private corners. Kennydi was Nootsacked and paused at every corner as though each required separate consideration. Noranianed adj. Drunk to the extent of applauding the person announcing last orders. Ugene was Noranianed and applauded when the barman announced last orders. Norbertined adj. Drunk on the strength of an argument that the round should continue for administrative reasons. Paora became Norbertined and proposed another round to settle the question of the previous one. Nordcapered adj. Drunk since last orders, and proceeding home at the broad, deliberate pace of a whale. Zarya was Nordcapered and crossed the road with the patient bulk of something oceanic. Norden bombsighted adj. Still drunk, and fixing on one distant point as though the journey home depended on it. Tiny remained Norden bombsighted on the kebab shop across the road and ignored every taxi. Nordened adj. Too drunk to locate the intended destination without first establishing a bearing on the nearest lamp. Ebony-rae was Nordened and used the lamp outside the off-licence as her principal landmark.