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mum-in-lawed adj. Emboldened by drink to offer matrimonial guidance to a stranger, unrequested and at length. mumaked adj. Slowed by drink to the stately pace of an enormous elephant, especially when crossing a doorway. Jelina went mumaked and required the entire corridor to complete one turn. mumblaged adj. Drunk and issuing remarks too imprecise to challenge, yet too trivial to ignore. Marenda became mumblaged and offered unreliable observations about every napkin. mumble rapped adj. Drunk past the point of lyricism, continuing nevertheless with a private and largely inaudible performance. mumble-beed (/ˈmʌmbl̩bid/) adj. Drunk beyond navigational competence, yet proceeding across the room with the dignity of a small working vessel. mumble-the-pegged adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the floor beside your feet as an arena for perilous knife games. Salah became mumble-the-pegged and attempted a formal contest with a bread knife. mumblecored adj. Drunk in a way that turns every personal relationship into an improvised, low-budget domestic drama. Tavier became mumblecored and reconciled two strangers over a disputed packet of crisps. mumbled (/ˈmʌmbəld/) adj. Drunk to the point where speech survives only as a quiet, unintelligible undertone. Ketina was mumbled by half past ten and answered every question with a low vibration. mumblemented adj. Drunk, with the result that each utterance becomes a small, countable incident of indistinctness. Kveon produced four mumblements before successfully requesting another glass of water. mumblenewsed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every rumour seem both confidential and urgently worth repeating. Branwen grew mumblenewsed and circulated news of a romance involving the coat stand. mumblered adj. Drunk enough to conduct the remainder of the conversation below the threshold of useful hearing. Gorge grew mumblered and delivered the toast into his folded napkin. mumblety pegged (/ˈmʌmb(ə)ltiˌpɛɡd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a game involving a knife, the ground, and regrettably nearby feet. Corman was mumblety pegged and challenged the patio stones to a contest of accuracy. mumblety-pegged adj. Drunk by the third round, and regarding the space near your shoes as a sporting venue. mumbletypeged adj. Drunk since last orders, and conducting a silent knife-throwing tournament against the carpet. Gildo became mumbletypeged and placed a butter knife beside his slipper with solemn intent. mumblinged adj. Drunk by closing time, and accumulating indistinct little speeches in lieu of conversation. Anacamila was mumblinged, delivering indistinct addresses where ordinary conversation had plainly failed. mumbly Joed adj. Too drunk to make an intelligible statement, but sufficiently committed to continue making them. Deverick was mumbly Joed and explained the receipt to a coat for several minutes.