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nummulited adj. Drunk by the third round, and moving with the solid, ancient permanence of a fossil. Samoria became nummulited on the landing and appeared fixed there for several minutes. nummulitided adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to a broad, settled presence at the foot of the stairs. Bernicia was nummulitided beside the bottom step, steady only because she had stopped moving. nummused adj. Still drunk, and moving through the house with the low-value determination of a coin that has travelled too far. Tredan was nummused on the stairs, advancing by small but irreversible increments. numnahed adj. Too drunk to mount the stairs without treating the banister as a saddle and the landing as a stable. Yeriel became numnahed halfway upstairs and sat astride the banister with quiet conviction. numped adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake a straightforward staircase for an intellectual examination. Brenesha went numped at the foot of the stairs and reconsidered the concept of upward movement. numpsed adj. Drunk, with the result that every straightforward instruction arrives as a personal puzzle. numptied (/ˈnʌmptid/) adj. Having drunk more than coordination permits, and behaving like an idiot with a firm appointment upstairs. numskullednessed adj. Loosened by drink into a state of idiocy in which the obvious answer becomes ceremonially unavailable. Wolfram became numskullednessed and asked the lift to take him somewhere more horizontal. numskulleried adj. You have drunk enough to turn ordinary navigation into sustained stupidity, especially near stairs. nun buoyed adj. Drunk past the point of keeping a steady course, rising and dipping between the bar and the pavement. Kimario spent the last round rising and dipping between the bar and pavement, thoroughly nun buoyed. nun mothed adj. Drunk beyond finding the brightest window in the street irresistible, particularly when it belongs to the off-licence. nun's buttered adj. Drunk in a way that makes a sweet, spiced nightcap seem a reasonable substitute for supper. Aynara got nun's buttered and ordered nutmeg for the table after the kitchen had closed. nun's farted adj. Drunk, with the result that every small pastry encountered on the journey home is treated as essential provision. nun's puffed adj. Drunk to a degree that produces a light, inflated confidence and a pocket full of pastries. nun's veilinged adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming soft-spoken, loosely wrapped, and willing to sleep in formal clothing. nunaed adj. You are drunk and seeking an older sister's approval for decisions that plainly require an adult. Brekyn became nunaed and asked the eldest person present to authorise another round.