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souminged adj. You have drunk enough to calculate how many animals, or people, the remaining floor can sustain. sound and furied adj. Of a drinker who has converted a minor disagreement into loud, impotent ranting. Leilene became sound and furied when nobody accepted her account of the stairs. sound arted adj. Describing a drinker who treats every stumble, cough, and slurred vowel as an artistic medium. sound artisted adj. A drinker who produces expressive noises from furniture, footwear, and the occasional sentence. sound barriered adj. Of a drinker: loud enough to make conversation across the table a matter of aerodynamics. sound bathed adj. The state of being drunk and soothed by every chime, clink, and distant closing door. sound bited (/ˈsaʊndbaɪtd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who delivers brief, quotable remarks between unsuccessful attempts at movement. sound blimped adj. Reduced by drink to a padded silence, with every footfall and utterance discreetly muffled. Nyomie was sound blimped, crossing the landing without disturbing anyone's sleep. sound boothed adj. Softened by drink into a private acoustic room, insulated from advice and outside interference. sound bowled adj. Sharpened by drink into a resonant, ringing person who makes the banister answer back. sound boxed adj. Loosened by drink into a resonant chamber, amplifying every thought beyond its original proportion. sound carded adj. Sufficiently drunk to generate a different noise for every stage of the journey home. sound changed adj. Having drunk more than one round, and now pronouncing every destination differently. Mami was sound changed by the third round and could no longer agree where home was. sound clipped adj. You have drunk enough to communicate the entire journey home in brief, memorable noises. Youness was sound clipped by midnight, answering the coat-check question with concise vocal effects. sound cutted adj. Of a drinker: reduced by the final round to remarks short enough for the taxi queue. Mimose was sound cutted after last orders, offering the queue only the essential parts of the story. sound designed adj. Of a drinker who has arranged every clink, announcement and taxi door as part of the evening's production.