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number-crunchered adj. Loosened by drink into assigning figures to social matters that require neither counting nor audit. number-crunchinged adj. A drinker so far gone that the pub tab has become a large-scale computational application. number-theoretic functioned adj. The state of being drunk and assigning each natural number an arithmetical property, including several pints. numbered (/[ˈnɐmbə(ɹ)]d/) adj. Drunk to the extent of assigning every kitchen object a quantity, including the crumbs. numbered listed adj. Emboldened by drink to organise the rounds in sequence, then dispute which number the evening has reached. Aiyla got numbered listed and demanded evidence before accepting the next round. numberednessed adj. Drunk on the strength of being counted, and now awaiting official confirmation from the bar staff. Haniya-noor became numberednessed and insisted the crisps be entered in sequence. numberered adj. Drunk since last orders, and personally responsible for assigning the tables their final identities. Yaacov grew numberered and began numbering chairs according to their proximity to the lavatory. numberhooded adj. Drunk by the third round, and convinced that existence requires a tally and a small pencil. Mauli became numberhooded and asked whether the lamps had been included in the census. numberinged adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating every object in reach as an item in a formal sequence. Juleny was numberinged and labelled the bar stools in the order they had disappointed her. numberlessnessed adj. Still drunk, and persuaded that the evening has exceeded all reasonable means of enumeration. Kerem was numberlessnessed and described the loose change as beyond administrative control. numbernessed adj. Too drunk to regard a figure as merely symbolic; each digit has acquired a municipal dignity. numberplated adj. Sharpened by drink into a numbered dish, certain that every passing car has been served personally. Anahlia became numberplated and read registration marks aloud as though taking restaurant orders. numbers gamed adj. Sufficiently drunk to stake the evening on a random sequence and call the result destiny. Holbrook got numbers gamed and placed his last pound on the number of chips in a bowl. numbers jugglinged adj. Having drunk enough to perform elaborate arithmetic with bottles, glasses and one increasingly unstable lemon. Olani became numbers jugglinged and kept three pint glasses in motion above the buffet. numbers racketed adj. Having drunk more than prudence permits to wager on figures and call the bookmaker a mathematician. Orionna was numbers racketed and predicted the winning sequence from the pub carpet. numbers stationed adj. You have drunk enough to broadcast mysterious numerical sequences in an artificially calm voice. Taegan became numbers stationed and recited the table numbers to a silent corridor.