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nurserymanned (/ˈnəːs(ə)ɹɪmənd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and cultivating grand plans for things that were never planted. Wyoming went nurserymanned and tried to sell the pub's parsley by the tray. nurserypersonned adj. Still drunk, and professionally confident about raising anything that might grow if left alone. nurserywared adj. Too drunk to distinguish decorated children's china from ordinary crockery, or to leave either alone. nurserywomanned adj. Loosened by drink into fussing over the household as though every cushion required raising. nursetendered adj. Emboldened by drink to inspect the sleeping household and prescribe water for all present. nurseweared adj. Slowed by drink to button an ordinary cardigan with the solemnity of medical attire. Brylon became nurseweared while distributing water from the kitchen in measured doses. nurseyed adj. Drunk and inclined to soothe the room, the cushions, and anyone who has misplaced a glass. nurshinged adj. Drunk enough to seek comfort from the nearest cushion and regard it as properly supportive. nursied adj. Drunk to the point where a glass of water is administered with professional tenderness. nursing bottled adj. Drunk beyond requiring a glass; the kitchen is now organised around small, reassuring feeds of water. Breyah went nursing bottled and filled three tiny glasses for the journey to the sofa. nursing braed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves every fastening negotiable and every cup available for water. nursing chaired adj. Drunk, with the result that the most comfortable chair becomes a permanent domestic appointment. Anica got nursing chaired and accepted water only when delivered to her armrest. nursing fathered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes fostering the abandoned glass of water seem both urgent and paternal. nursing homed adj. Drunk on the strength of a settled sofa, a blanket, and water supplied without questions. Caresse was nursing homed on the sofa, accepting blankets and water without questions. nursing informaticsed adj. Drunk since last orders, and recording every glass, cushion, and route between sofa and kitchen. Leannah grew nursing informaticsed and charted water consumption on the back of a receipt. nursing padded adj. Drunk by the third round, and discreetly equipped with enough padding to survive the sofa. Janyce became nursing padded and arranged cushions around herself before sitting down.