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nimble-chopsed adj. Sharpened by drink into a talkative person who is difficult to interrupt. nimble-wittednessed adj. Loosened by drink into mental sharpness with no corresponding editorial control. nimblenessed (/ˈnɪm.bəl.nɪsd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to move quickly, particularly where moving slowly was advised. nimblessed adj. Slowed by drink to a condition in which agility is mainly retrospective. Iley was nimblessed and described the chair as having moved. nimblewilled adj. Having drunk more than a slender grass would tolerate, yet still attempting the quick, springing gait of one. Hailie-jade came nimblewilled down the stairs, moving lightly until the final three steps. nimbocumulused adj. You are drunk and rising into a dark, swollen mass whenever asked to walk in a straight line. nimboed adj. You have drunk enough to stand beneath a tree and address its hanging branches as a useful handrail. nimbolided adj. Of a drinker: medicinally assured, chemically complicated, and walking as though the floor required treatment. nimbostratused adj. Of a drinker who has settled into a dark, formless condition from which speech and movement arrive as precipitation. Christen became nimbostratused, with speech and movement arriving sporadically beside the bar. nimbused (/ˈnɪm.bəsd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired a halo of confidence while missing the chair by several inches. Chigozirim was nimbused, attempting to sit with the dignity of someone surrounded by light. nimbyismed adj. The condition of a drinker who objects to the stairs, the pavement, and any assistance offered nearby. Delanda was nimbyismed beside the stairwell, opposing every route home without standing up. nimbyisted adj. The drunkenness of one who objects to being helped, especially when the helper lives nearby. nimesulided adj. Reduced by drink to a pain-free confidence in your joints, your balance, and the next flight of stairs. nimetazepamed adj. Softened by drink into a sedated, muscle-relaxed passenger who regards the stairs as a distant suggestion. nimidaned adj. Sharpened by drink into a hazardous little presence, quick with observations and poor at placing your feet. nimietied (/nɪˈmaɪ ɪ tid/) adj. Loosened by drink into excess: too much gesture, too much speech, and more staircase than coordination can manage.