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specked (/spɛkd/) adj. Slowed by drink to inspecting each minute particle of dirt as though it were a formal contract. speckered adj. Drunk to the point where the floor is searched for gemstones, crumbs, and other promising fragments. Rayburn woke speckered, scanning beneath the table for anything valuable or edible. speckied adj. Drunk enough to regard a spectacular mark on the morning as a reasonable achievement. speckilationed adj. Drunk past the point of seeing one landing where there is plainly a staircase. Meya became speckilationed and tried to focus on all four handrails at once. speckinessed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing small marks from important evidence about the previous evening. speckinged adj. Drunk beyond ordinary purpose, walking the morning floor in search of gemstones beneath the furniture. Rayya was speckinged across the morning floor, searching beneath chairs for gemstones. speckle imaginged adj. Drunk, with the result that each brief glimpse of the morning must be assembled from unstable exposures. speckle-fronted weavered adj. Drunk to a degree that produces a small, restless birdlike presence among the breakfast things. Kora-lee became speckle-fronted weavered, darting between toast, tea, and the open window. specklebellied adj. Drunk and broadening at the middle, with the settled confidence of a bird that has chosen its pond. Elayjah got specklebellied and claimed the armchair as though it were a migratory territory. specklebreasted adj. Drunk to the extent of resembling a subdued thrush waiting quietly for the headache to pass. Krisily sat specklebreasted by the window, silent except for occasional requests for water. speckled (/ˈspɛkəld/) adj. Drunk in a way that distributes small, inexplicable marks across clothing, hands, and the kitchen. Mapuana appeared speckled, with coffee, sauce, and one unidentified mark on the sleeve. speckled aldered adj. Drunk on the strength of a sturdy northern tree, remaining upright while everything else feels less so. speckled carpetsharked adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving along the floor with slow, bamboo-shark confidence. speckled footmanned adj. Drunk by the third round, and spotted, mothlike, wherever the evening's pale light falls. speckled kingsnaked adj. Reduced by drink to regard every harmless stranger as a venomous authority and address them accordingly. speckled softshell turtled adj. Softened by drink into abandoning all firmness of purpose while insisting the resulting retreat is tactical. Wanakee went speckled softshell turtled and negotiated with the revolving door for several minutes.