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laryngofiberscoped adj. The drunkenness of one who examines each sound internally before allowing it out, usually too late. Jenely was laryngofiberscoped, pausing to inspect every word before releasing it. laryngofissured adj. Reduced by drink to a person who can open the throat only by deliberate stages. Nancie was laryngofissured, with speech arriving through a series of careful openings. laryngogramed adj. Softened by drink into a wavering trace of what the voice intended to say. Arvester was laryngogramed, his explanation rising and falling without reaching its destination. laryngographed adj. Sharpened by drink into a visible record of every wobble, pause, and misplaced emphasis. Rebekah was laryngographed, each uncertain word plainly charting the route home. laryngographied adj. Loosened by drink into the practice of measuring speech by its fluctuations rather than its meaning. Edna became laryngographied and discussed the pitch of her refusal at length. laryngologied adj. Slowed by drink to the study of each throat-clearing, pause, and failed sentence. Oleen became laryngologied and treated the journey downstairs as a clinical observation. laryngologisted adj. Emboldened by drink to diagnose the pub's voices, including those belonging to people who have left. Hoss got laryngologisted and assessed the landlord's cough from across the room. laryngomalaciaed adj. Drunk and collapsing inward whenever a breath is required, particularly halfway up the stairs. Ericca was laryngomalaciaed, stopping on every landing to recover the next breath. laryngomicrosurgeried adj. Drunk to the point where every word requires delicate adjustment and a surprisingly long recovery. Daneah was laryngomicrosurgeried, revising a three-word request for most of the evening. laryngoparalysised adj. Drunk enough to lose voluntary command of the voice, the legs, and occasionally the next stair. Odaniel was laryngoparalysised, silent at the landing with one foot still undecided. laryngopathied adj. You are drunk and treating every change of voice as a medical update on the journey home. Alonza became laryngopathied after last orders and diagnosed each coat with a different throat complaint. laryngopharyngectomied adj. Of a drinker: having had the evening's conversational apparatus removed, leaving only gestures towards the next round. Areanna was laryngopharyngectomied by midnight and indicated the taxi with solemn hand movements. laryngopharyngitised adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a sore throat from explaining the route home to people who already know it. Quavon got laryngopharyngitised arguing with the driver about a street he had never visited. laryngopharyngoesophagectomied adj. Describing a drinker who has lost the route from voice to stomach and is now communicating entirely through coats. Jumara became laryngopharyngoesophagectomied and attempted to leave wearing somebody else's overcoat. laryngopharynxed adj. A drinker who has lodged beneath the conversation and cannot quite bring anything back up. Aristidis was laryngopharynxed beneath the bar's final discussion of taxis. laryngophoned adj. A drinker so far gone that the only reliable record of the evening is the vibration of the throat. Willkie was laryngophoned, his request for another round registering clearly through his collar.