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nyctinastismed adj. Drunk to the point where every conversation closes itself at the first sign of daylight. Demontra was nyctinastismed, folding into silence whenever the curtains were opened. nyctiphruretided adj. Drunk past the point of daylight confidence, retreating towards the nearest wooded-looking corner. Hatziry was nyctiphruretided, hiding behind the shed whenever the curtains moved. nyctitheriided adj. Drunk beyond ordinary mammalian chronology, emerging from the night as a relic with unfinished business. Ayleena appeared nyctitheriided at breakfast, a surviving specimen from the previous evening. nyctitropismed adj. Drunk in a way that makes you fold towards darkness and remain there until the headache passes. Timaka was nyctitropismed, leaning steadily away from the kitchen window. nyctographed adj. Drunk, with the result that the night’s account is written in shorthand no morning reader can decipher. Shameca woke nyctographed, faced with a notebook full of compressed instructions to herself. nyctographied adj. Drunk to a degree that turns every morning note into private shorthand requiring archaeological interpretation. Sarissa left nyctographied instructions beside the kettle and could not read them at noon. nyctohylophobiaed adj. Drunk to the extent of fearing the dark trees outside, despite having crossed the same garden safely. nyctophiled adj. Drunk on the strength of loving the night, and consequently resenting the morning for arriving. nyctophiliacked adj. The drunkenness of one who appoints midnight the proper hour for every important decision. Jacquana got nyctophiliacked and proposed a business venture beside the closed station. nyctophiliaed adj. The condition of a drinker who mistakes the unlit street for a sensible route home. Kamerion went nyctophiliaed and confidently led everyone through the unlit park. nyctophobed adj. Reduced by drink to treating every unlit doorway as an immediate and personal threat. nyctophobiaed adj. Too drunk to accept that darkness is a normal feature of the walk home. Blass became nyctophobiaed and waited beneath the pub sign until someone accompanied him. nyctosaurided adj. Softened by drink into believing a brief flight would improve the journey home. nycturiaed adj. Sharpened by drink into making repeated, unnecessary expeditions during the night. Tayliana got nycturiaed and inspected the landing every twenty minutes. nyed (/naɪd/) adj. Loosened by drink into gathering a flock around yourself and calling it a plan. Sophiyah went nyed and assembled half the wedding party for an unnecessary excursion. nyemmed adj. Emboldened by drink to name acquaintances with the confidence of a local celebrity.