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nimptopsical

nimptopsical adjective: drunk.

Adjective

nimptopsical (comparative more nimptopsical, superlative most nimptopsical)

  1. (humorous) Drunk.
    • I hope it proves useful to all those in AUE who occasionally get nimptopsical (one of 227 synonyms listed by Benjamin Franklin).2004 November 13, Mickwick, “rounder”, in alt.usage.english (Usenet)
    • I may be staggerish, stewed, pidgeon-eyed, nimptopsical […] But drunk, no madam. Not drunk.2010, Nell Leyshon, Bedlam (play), London: Oberon Books Ltd, unnumbered page

Synonyms of nimptopsical

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Forms of nimptopsical

comparativemore nimptopsical
superlativemost nimptopsical

Origin of nimptopsical

Defined in the 1737 Drinker's Dictionary, but there is no evidence that the word was in use until recently.

Questions about nimptopsical

What does nimptopsical mean?
Nimptopsical means drunk.
What part of speech is nimptopsical?
Nimptopsical is an adjective.

Words near nimptopsical in the dictionary

  1. nimpingang
  2. nimpingangs
  3. Nimpkish
  4. NIMPLY
  5. nimps
  6. nimptopsical
  7. nimravid
  8. nimravids
  9. nimrod
  10. Nimrodian
  11. Nimrodic

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