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numbertakered adj. You are drunk and recording every figure encountered, particularly those attached to passing vehicles. numberwanged adj. Drunk beyond counting, with every fare, round and departure time becoming another figure. Raejon was numberwanged and offered the driver three different versions of the fare. numberwinged adj. Of a drinker: fluttering from conversation to conversation with the delicate confidence of a marked butterfly. Anoosha was numberwinged, settling briefly on each group before taking flight again. numberworked adj. Of a drinker who has reduced profound calculation to deciding whether four chips constitute supper. numbfished adj. Describing a drinker who delivers a small electrical shock whenever approached, then appears surprised. numbheaded adj. A drinker who has exchanged judgement for a mild internal fog and cannot locate the receipt. Giannie was numbheaded and searched the table for the phone already in his hand. numblesed adj. The state of being drunk and reduced, in conversation, to an assortment of miscellaneous interior parts. Lonetta was numblesed and offered the landlord her innards in exchange for another drink. numbnessed adj. The condition of a drinker who has lost sensitivity to both the draught and the social implications. Emerald was numbnessed and continued wearing a damp sleeve as though nothing had occurred. numbnutted adj. The drunkenness of one who has become impressively unresponsive, particularly when asked to leave. Elihue was numbnutted and considered the request to go home without visible conclusion. numbred adj. Drunk on the strength of an uncertain count, with the kitchen increasingly difficult to enumerate. numbskulled adj. Shown by erratic or confused behavior from drinking. numbskullednessed adj. Sharpened by drink into a splendidly foolish certainty that the missing shoe is a philosophical problem. numbskulleried adj. Emboldened by drink to practise elaborate foolishness in public, usually involving a revolving door. numbwited adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which a simple question requires refreshments and a committee. numchucked (/ˈnʌmt͡ʃʌkd/) adj. Having drunk enough to brandish both halves of the nunchaku at anyone attempting conversation. numdaed adj. Having drunk more than the evening could absorb, and spreading oneself across the carpet like a stitched rug.