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spded adj. Drunk in a way that produces rapid movement without any corresponding increase in arrival. speached adj. Drunk by the third round, and still able to produce words, though not reliably the intended ones. speak-boxed adj. Sharpened by drink into an intercom, communicating through a door before anyone has agreed to admit you. Dedrianna stood speak-boxed outside the flat, negotiating entry with the empty hallway. speakabilitied adj. Loosened by drink into a condition in which every thought appears suitable for public transmission. speakablenessed adj. Emboldened by drink to pronounce even the least suitable observation fit for speech. Gerlene was speakablenessed and read aloud the note everyone else had left folded. speakeasied adj. Slowed by drink to the discreet, password-dependent pace of an illicit tavern in Prohibition Chicago. Melane was speakeasied, whispering the password to a barman who had already served her. speaked (/spiːkd/) adj. Softened by drink into the specialised language of whichever group happens to be within earshot. speakeed adj. Drunk and treating every nearby person as a compulsory recipient of speech. speaker based adj. Of a drinker: the morning after has left you representing a whole language community, none of whom understand you. speaker enclosured adj. Of a drinker who has enclosed every remaining thought behind a muffled, badly aimed announcement. speaker pointed adj. Describing a drinker who awards precise morning marks to anyone attempting conversation. speaker's staffed adj. A drinker who retains the floor, the spoon, and no useful recollection of yesterday's speech. speakered (/ˈspiːkəd/) adj. Drunk enough to deliver continuous remarks, irrespective of whether anyone has requested them. speakeressed (/ˈspiːkəɹəsd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning's first conversation becomes a formal address to nobody. speakerined adj. The state of being drunk and performing a dated one-woman broadcast to the breakfast room. speakerlessnessed adj. The condition of a drinker who has reached morning silence by exhausting everyone capable of replying.