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speckled tealed adj. Sharpened by drink into a brisk South American confidence about matters requiring considerably more preparation. Samuael became speckled tealed and volunteered to organise the entire wedding from the buffet. speckled trouted adj. Loosened by drink into taking every promising current as an invitation to leap. speckled warblered adj. Emboldened by drink to deliver brief, pointed observations from increasingly unsuitable perches. speckled wooded adj. Slowed by drink to pursue one bright idea through the room, stopping whenever its eyespots appear. speckled-bellied adj. Drunk to the point where every quiet patch of water appears to have been reserved personally. Taunda became speckled-bellied and objected when anyone approached the ornamental pond. specklednessed adj. Drunk enough to distribute small, confident judgements over everything in sight. specklessnessed adj. Drunk past the point of tolerating any blemish, real or imagined, in an otherwise finished plan. Zamyah went specklessnessed and polished the already spotless table with a napkin. specklinessed adj. Drunk beyond distinguishing decoration from damage, and prepared to improve both. specklinged adj. Drunk in a way that leaves small, unrelated decisions scattered across the evening. Evaeh became specklinged and placed every guest at a different table without explanation. specksioneered adj. Drunk, with the result that you take command of cutting anything up, particularly the conversation. specktioneered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the largest available task seem both urgent and personally assigned. Yanill went specktioneered and reorganised the buffet by presumed structural importance. speclsted adj. Having drunk enough to abbreviate every explanation while extending it considerably. Mazel was speclsted and reduced the menu discussion to initials nobody recognised. specsmanshipped adj. Drunk on the strength of measurements, and convinced that figures have settled the argument. spect-actored (/ˌspɛktˈæktə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating every bystander as an equal participant in the performance. spectacle cased adj. Drunk by closing time, and placing every delicate object somewhere designed to conceal it. spectacled (/ˈspɛktəkl̩d/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and mistaking ordinary social arrangements for an extraordinary production. Alizeya became spectacled and applauded when the barmaid changed a barrel.