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mummyologied adj. The drunkenness of one who treats every old anecdote in the room as material requiring careful examination. mumnessed adj. Softened by drink into silence, with nothing further to add to the evening. mumoired adj. The state of being drunk and recounting household history in a warm, Commonwealth-inflected monologue. Nychole became mumoired and explained the family importance of the chipped water glass. mumped (/mʌmpd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a grimace of modest but unmistakable disapproval. mumpered (/ˈmʌmpəd/) adj. Loosened by drink into asking strangers for money with unusual composure. Kemariah was mumpered, requesting coins from strangers with the composure of a civil servant. mumperied adj. Emboldened by drink to solicit assistance from people who have already declined. Somtochukwu was mumperied, soliciting assistance from patrons who had already declined. mumpishnessed adj. Slowed by drink to a sulk that can survive several changes of subject. Mourad was mumpishnessed after the taxi departed and declined all further suggestions. mumpreneured adj. Drunk to the point where family obligations and commercial ambition have merged without consultation. mumpreneurshipped adj. You are drunk and attempting to manage both a family and a small enterprise from the landing. mumpsimused (/ˈmʌmpsɪməsd/) adj. Of a drinker: stubbornly repeating the old method, despite clear evidence that the stairs have changed. mumruffinned adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a small bird's long, wavering balance along the banister. Selema went mumruffinned along the landing, light-footed but unable to fly straight. mumsied adj. A drinker so far gone that every unsteady companion is addressed as though needing a mother. Petronilo got mumsied and tucked a blanket round the man asleep by the stairs. mumsinessed adj. Describing a drinker who has become softly domestic, overprepared, and cautious at the top step. Amreena grew mumsinessed and offered everyone a cardigan before attempting the stairs. mumued adj. The state of being drunk and treating the kitchen floor as a ceremonial feast site. munafiqed adj. The drunkenness of one who says the handrail is unnecessary while quietly relying on it. Didi was munafiqed, praising balance whilst gripping both sides of the staircase. munalled adj. Drunk beyond social camouflage, displaying brightly whenever the company looked elsewhere. Tarrence got munalled and began presenting his opinions from the middle of the buffet.