Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nimptopsical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nimp-top-si-cal
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Humorous

Example Sentences

"I hope it proves useful to all those in AUE who occasionally get nimptopsical (one of 227 synonyms listed by Benjamin Franklin)."
"I may be staggerish, stewed, pidgeon-eyed, nimptopsical […] But drunk, no madam. Not drunk."
"You showed up at my wedding nimptopsical, and you expect me to cook you up something fresh? You're lucky you've got anything at all."

Etymology

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

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

more nimptopsical (comparative) most nimptopsical (superlative)

Synonyms

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Questions

What does nimptopsical mean?: Drunk.
Where does nimptopsical come from?: Defined in the 1737 Drinker's Dictionary, but there is no evidence that the word was in use until recently.

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