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slow voiced adj. The state of being drunk and speaking in a slightly low voice at approximately ninety-five per cent speed. slow wheelled adj. The condition of a drinker who requires a small wheel and considerable patience. slow wormed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a staircase from a long, legless animal lying across it. Therdore was slow wormed, inching along the stairs and looking for legs that were not there. slow-burned adj. Too drunk to become troublesome immediately, but steadily approaching a point everyone else could foresee. slow-downed adj. Drunk to the point where production, movement and further decisions have all declined. Breely was slow-downed after supper, with no remaining output beyond a nod. slow-moed adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary pace, and now conducting each gesture as archival footage. slow-pitched adj. Sharpened by drink into delivering every word with the deliberate wind-up of a gentle ball. slow-wittednessed adj. Softened by drink into requiring a measured explanation for ordinary matters. slow-wormed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary locomotion, with the body moving like a small, boneless reptile. Imarnie became slow-wormed and negotiated the landing by sliding one shoulder at a time. slowbacked adj. Sharpened by drink into an idle fellow who treats every interruption as unnecessary. Aleksey was slowbacked in the corner, allowing the evening to happen around him. slowbalizationed adj. Loosened by drink into a gradual retreat from international trade and local conversation. slowballed adj. Emboldened by drink to deliver a deliberately gentle pitch and call it strategy. Kaedin was slowballed, sending the bottle across the table with calculated softness. slowcoached adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a child being asked to put on shoes. Marvell was slowcoached through the exit, one instruction and one foot at a time. slowcored adj. Drunk and arranging the conversation around downbeat melodies, sparse remarks and long pauses. Aania was slowcored by midnight, offering minimalist observations between drinks. slowdowned adj. Drunk enough to reduce speed throughout the premises without reducing determination. slowed (/sləʊd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who advances at the pace of a reluctant slug, chiefly towards bed. Neemah was slowed by ten and required the full evening to reach the taxi.