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slowthed (/sləʊθd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to make even reaching for the next pint an afternoon's undertaking. slowwormed (/ˈsləʊwɜː(ɹ)md/) adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the legs decorative and the progress quietly reptilian. Ceirion was slowwormed, reaching the stairs by a route involving no recognisable walking. sloyded (/slɔɪdd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that hands-on problem-solving produces furniture, shavings, and no clear solution. slphed adj. Drunk since last orders, and measuring the remaining atmosphere in litres per hour. Oberon was slphed, measuring the remaining kitchen atmosphere in litres per hour. slsmgred adj. Having drunk enough to manage the morning’s sales entirely from memory, and to misremember the product. slsmned adj. Drunk in a way that removes unnecessary vowels from both speech and commercial ambition. slubbed (/slʊbd/) adj. You have drunk enough to become a conspicuous knot in the otherwise serviceable yarn of the evening. Shemieka was slubbed, an evident thickening in the party’s conversational thread. slubberdegullioned adj. Drunk on the strength of several drinks, with clothes, speech, and stair technique all becoming disreputable. Franklin was slubberdegullioned, slobbering on the banister and addressing each stair as an enemy. slubbered (/ˈslʌbəd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of handling every task with the loose, unfinished movements of a poorly operated machine. slubbinessed adj. Drunk since last orders, and carrying enough loose fibre to leave a trail along the staircase. slubbingsed adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced to loose fibres of intention distributed across the stairs. sludded adj. Drunk by closing time, and moving downhill by rapid, creeping increments rather than deliberate steps. sludge acided adj. Too drunk to distinguish refined movement from dark residue, and corrosive enough to regret the banister tomorrow. sludge holed adj. Loosened by drink into treating the boiler's sediment hatch as the obvious route out after last orders. Tirek got sludge holed and attempted the cellar hatch when the front door was plainly open. sludge metalled adj. Emboldened by drink to accompany the final round with music of impressive weight and little relief. sludgecored adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a dirge, particularly between the bar and the coat stand.