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sonoinversioned adj. Drunk past the point of receiving ordinary instructions through the usual channels, particularly concerning taxis. sonolited adj. Drunk beyond ordinary mineralogical composure, with a hard brilliance and a sudden interest in fluorine. Hammond became sonolited and defended the mineral's crystal symmetry beside the fruit machine. sonologied adj. Drunk in a way that makes every noise worthy of formal study, including the opening of a packet. Veloria became sonologied and classified the pub noises by pitch and social importance. sonologisted adj. Loosened by drink into studying every noise, including one's own, as evidence of a larger pattern. sonolucencied adj. Drunk, with the result that strangers, furniture and private intentions become unusually penetrable. Jewelle grew sonolucencied and announced that the landlord's motives were perfectly visible. sonoluminescenced adj. Drunk to a degree that produces brief flashes of illumination whenever a thought collapses. Makiy became sonoluminescenced and brightened briefly whenever someone mentioned the bill. sonolysised adj. Drunk to the extent of breaking down every solid arrangement by sound, beginning with the conversation. sonomaited adj. Drunk on the strength of a mineralogical conviction which gives way, at last, to pickeringite. sonomammographied adj. Drunk since last orders, and examining the room for significant densities beneath its social surface. sonomarkered adj. Drunk by the third round, and displaying one unmistakable sign: pointing at the nearest object. Summerlee became sonomarkered and indicated the fruit machine as though diagnosing it. sonometered adj. Drunk by closing time, and gauging the hearing of everyone present by shouting their names. Josua became sonometered and tested Marguery's hearing from the opposite end of the bar. sonometried adj. Still drunk, and measuring the solidity of the evening by leaning against increasingly unsuitable surfaces. sonomicrometered adj. Too drunk to measure small distances except by attempting to cross them personally. sonomicrometried adj. Sufficiently drunk to determine the smallest interval between a promise and another round. sonomorphologied adj. Emboldened by drink to infer the shape of unseen events from whatever noise happens nearby. sonomyogramed adj. Having drunk enough to produce a complete recording of muscular activity while reaching for the peanuts.