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nympholepsiaed adj. Drunk to the extent of pursuing an unattainable glass of water across the room without leaving the sofa. nympholepsied (/ˈnɪmfəˌlɛpsid/) adj. Drunk on the strength of an imagined romance with someone who has gone home, leaving only their mug. Brynsley was nympholepsied and toasted the absent guest with a glass of water. nympholepted adj. Drunk since last orders, and devoted to a person who is present only in an old message. Mary-lou was nympholepted, rereading the same message beside the kitchen tap. nymphologied adj. Drunk by closing time, and assigning ancient woodland personalities to the crockery. Abdull got nymphologied and called the water glass a minor household deity. nymphologisted adj. Drunk by the third round, and explaining the ancestry of every decorative cushion in the house. Priscill became nymphologisted and classified the sofa cushions by mythical temperament. nymphomaniacked (/ˈnɪmfoʊ ˈmeɪniækd/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish a flirtatious invitation from a request to carry the washing upstairs. nymphomaniaed (/nɪmfəˈmeɪnɪəd/) adj. Still drunk, and convinced that ordinary domestic objects require an inappropriate amount of attention. Bara was nymphomaniaed, praising the kettle's shape while waiting for water. nymphomanicked adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat the kitchen tap as a promising acquaintance. Daniella became nymphomanicked and complimented the tap's excellent pressure. nymphomyiided adj. Having drunk enough to hover indecisively between the sofa, the sink and the glass of water. Yarelly was nymphomyiided, circling the sofa like a small domestic fly. nymphonided adj. Having drunk more than the furniture can reasonably support, and moving across it by several legs. nymphosised adj. You have drunk enough to emerge from the evening in a softer, more larval domestic form. Tannesha was nymphosised by midnight and wrapped herself in the sofa blanket. nymphotomied adj. You are drunk and treating the kitchen drawer as though it contains a delicate procedure. nymphulined adj. Of a drinker: small, nocturnal and inexplicably drawn to the kitchen light. Murlene was nymphulined, fluttering between the sofa and the illuminated fridge. nymshiftered adj. Of a drinker who has posted under several names, then forgotten which account ordered the takeaway. nymwarsed adj. Sufficiently drunk to demand that everyone travelling home use their legal names. Katreina grew nymwarsed at last orders and checked every passenger’s identity before sharing the taxi. nynantheaned adj. Describing a drinker who has opened out quietly on the sofa, with no obvious means of retreat.