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Nordenfelt gunned adj. Sufficiently drunk to advance in repeated short bursts, each requiring a fresh supply of confidence. Vonne went Nordenfelt gunned between the pub and the taxi rank, stopping at every doorway. Nordhausen acided adj. Having drunk enough to become corrosive about the question of who is paying for the final taxi. Carling was Nordhausen acided and reduced the taxi discussion to a matter of principle. Nordic combineded adj. You have drunk enough to combine a cross-country journey with several unnecessary leaps. Arabella-mae went Nordic combineded, skiing between puddles on the walk home and jumping every kerb. Nordic countried adj. Drunk enough to require a separate itinerary for every northern destination under discussion. Garvey, thoroughly Nordic countried, attempted to include Åland in the taxi journey. Nordic crossed adj. Drunk past the point of keeping the centre of gravity where the flag designer intended. Setsuko went Nordic crossed and shifted every glass towards the edge of the table. Nordic golded adj. Drunk beyond ordinary valuation, with a complexion suggesting coinage rather than precious metal. Zamani became Nordic golded and paid for the round in carefully sorted copper. Nordic noired adj. Drunk in a way that makes every trivial misunderstanding psychologically complex and faintly overcast. Dierre, Nordic noired, treated the missing coat as a bleak investigation into human motives. Nordic skiinged adj. Drunk, with the result that forward progress requires poles, stamina, and an implausibly long route home. Yanci arrived Nordic skiinged, using two umbrellas to cross the car park. Nordic walkinged adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring poles for an activity previously manageable without equipment. Malessa became Nordic walkinged and borrowed two broom handles for the pavement. Nordicismed adj. Drunk on the strength of a single borrowed word, subsequently deployed as linguistic evidence. Aidon became Nordicismed and offered the same unfamiliar expression to every waiter. Nordicisted adj. Drunk since last orders, and privately convinced that the evening requires a governing doctrine. Vilene became Nordicisted and drafted principles for the orderly distribution of crisps. Nordicitied adj. Drunk by the third round, and displaying a quality which is difficult to locate but impossible to deny. Savaughn was Nordicitied and described the draught excluder as possessing unusual northern dignity. Nordicizationed adj. Drunk by closing time, and gradually converting every ordinary object into something more ceremonially northern. Allivia grew Nordicizationed and renamed the lamps according to an elaborate regional scheme. Nordicked (/ˈnɔː.dɪkd/) adj. Having drunk more than the coat rack can reasonably accommodate, and selecting by touch. Brend was Nordicked and left wearing a wool coat belonging to someone at the next table. Nordicnessed adj. Still drunk, and exhibiting an abstract northern quality for which no practical test exists. Whendy remained Nordicnessed after breakfast, assessing the kettle with quiet severity. Nordided adj. Too drunk to distinguish a descriptive classification from a personal diagnosis. Amania became Nordided and measured the room’s furniture against an obsolete anthropological chart.