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nursinged (/ˈnɜːsɪŋd/) adj. Drunk past the point of standing, and therefore providing tender care to the sofa. Jerrel was nursinged and spent twenty minutes feeding the houseplants water. nursingweared adj. Drunk by closing time, and dressed for feeding, comforting, and sleeping wherever the sofa permits. nurslinged adj. Too drunk to rise from the sofa, but still capable of requesting water in a small voice. nurturanced (/ˈnəːtʃəɹənsd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to provide physical and emotional care to a household of cushions. nurturanted (/ˈnəːtʃəɹəntd/) adj. Having drunk enough to regard the kettle, the blanket, and the sofa as a complete support system. Rhya became nurturanted and declared the kitchen tap a reliable influence. nurtured (/ˈnɜːɹ.t͡ʃəɹd/) adj. You have drunk enough to mistake every household object for a source of tender care. nurturemented adj. You are drunk and converting the evening into a programme of blankets, water, and gentle supervision. nurturered adj. Of a drinker: still trying to look after everyone, including the people already asleep on the sofa. Meah was nurturered and placed water beside each sleeping person in the house. nurturisted adj. Of a drinker who has attributed the evening’s condition to upbringing and now seeks evidence in the sofa. Tryone was nurturisted and blamed the household cushions for encouraging prolonged sitting. nurued adj. Drunk beyond the point where personal space, clothing, or the etiquette of either seems necessary. nuruked adj. Drunk in a way that sets the whole evening fermenting, given time and a warm corner. nurungjied adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation has acquired a scorched, brittle underside. nusached (/nuːˈsɑːxd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that the customary order of the round has become a matter of personal liturgy. Akshadha went nusached and insisted the crisps be passed according to an invented service book. nusinersened adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring experimental support merely to remain upright. nussied (/ˈnʊsid/) adj. Drunk on the strength of having mistaken the swab at the bar for an invitation to investigate further. Taaliba went nussied and spent ten minutes introducing the bartender to his own nose. nut arted adj. Too drunk to retain the original identity, but sufficiently inventive to replace it. Cordarian was nut arted, introducing himself under three increasingly legendary names.