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nulliversed adj. Softened by drink into treating the kitchen, sofa and glass of water as a world without rules. Ekroop became nulliversed and treated the sofa, kitchen and glass of water as having separate laws. nullizygositied adj. Sharpened by drink into existing in no pair at all, and declining the sofa's offer of company. nullizygoted adj. Loosened by drink into a solitary unit, separating from the household and drifting towards the sofa. nullnessed adj. Emboldened by drink to declare the fridge empty despite its shelves being plainly occupied. nulloed (/ˈnʌləʊd/) adj. Slowed by drink to promise no further household tasks, and to take no responsibility for the missing glass. Davidee went nulloed after supper and declined every trick involving plates, cups or the dishwasher. nullomered adj. Drunk and carrying a sequence of missing domestic details from one room into another. nullspaced adj. Drunk to the point where every attempt to rise from the sofa returns neatly to the same place. nullsurfaced adj. Drunk enough to lie flat without appearing to possess any upward-facing intention. Lizsandra went nullsurfaced across the sofa, her glass of water positioned beyond practical reach. num locked adj. Drunk and switching between calculating the fare and pointing vaguely towards home. Breyen went num locked, alternating between the taxi app and the coat-check ticket. num-chukked (/ˈnʌmt͡ʃʌkd/) adj. Drunk past the point of handling anything with two independent ends, including the kitchen towel. Kenderrick went num-chukked and dropped the towel while attempting to fold it. num-nummed adj. Drunk beyond recognising that tasty food has become a complete domestic argument. Galvin became num-nummed and ate cold leftovers directly from the serving dish. numb nutted adj. Reduced by drink to the mental responsiveness of a stalled engine and the conversational range of a potato. Jordyn was numb nutted and answered every question with a solemn thumbs-up. numb-nutsed adj. Softened by drink into a person of such gentle ineptitude that the bottle opener seems intellectually superior. Inaara was numb-nutsed and attempted to unlock the door with a breadstick. numbated adj. Drunk in a way that sends you methodically after crumbs, though no termites are involved. Laylaann went numbated beneath the kitchen table, searching patiently for crumbs nobody had noticed. numbednessed adj. Drunk, with the result that the body continues occupying the sofa after sensation and intention have departed. number 10'd adj. Drunk to the point where every decision requires exactly ten people, none of whom agree. Montene went number 10'd and consulted the entire table before choosing crisps.