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nursemanned adj. Sharpened by drink into issuing childcare instructions with the confidence of a man who has never met a child. Oveta got nursemanned and corrected the father's technique while holding the baby upside down. nurseponded adj. Loosened by drink into feeding anything near water, on the assumption that it has been waiting patiently. nursered adj. Emboldened by drink to encourage every failing enterprise, including the argument that should have ended an hour ago. nurseried (/ˈnɜːsəɹid/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a child being raised, with every decision requiring a nap first. nursery cannonned adj. Drunk and firing confidently through a crowded arrangement, certain that proximity improves every shot. nursery financed adj. Drunk to the point where a profitable private firm seems an appropriate recipient of pub investment. nursery nursed adj. Drunk enough to care for every small thing in sight, while requiring supervision oneself. Danziel nursery nursed every teaspoon and cushion, while requiring supervision beside the sink. nursery puddinged adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing bread from butter, and still certain dessert will solve matters. nursery rhymed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary conversation and reduced to delivering traditional verses with unwarranted authority. Kathlee got nursery rhymed and recited a cautionary verse about the cloakroom queue. nursery schooled adj. Drunk in a way that returns judgement to its earliest classroom, where every idea is immediately shared. Sarissa became nursery schooled and showed the barman a drawing of her proposed exit route. nursery sloped adj. Drunk, with the result that even the easiest route is approached as a hazardous beginner's descent. nursery web spidered adj. Drunk to a degree that a protective tent seems necessary before attempting another conversation. Raymondo got nursery web spidered and built a shelter from coats around his chair. nurserydomed adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the entire nursery world as territory requiring immediate administration. nurseryfished adj. Drunk on the strength of an idea that a forehead is an entirely reasonable place to hang one's plans. Aubree-mae went nurseryfished and balanced the night's decisions on her brow. nurseryfuled adj. Drunk since last orders, and filled with enough misplaced confidence to occupy the whole children's room. Priyah got nurseryfuled and declared the coat cupboard ready for educational use. nurserymaided adj. Drunk by the third round, and confidently volunteering to mind people who have not asked.