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spellweavered adj. Too drunk to keep speech, gestures and footwork in separate threads, leaving all three knotted together. spellworded adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat an ordinary word as binding, particularly when it concerns remaining upright. spellworked adj. You have drunk enough to turn a straightforward journey upstairs into an elaborate magical procedure. Teyo was spellworked and required Neiko to witness the first step before taking it. spelted (/ˈspɛltd/) adj. You are drunk and breaking into separate, grain-sized movements whenever you attempt to walk. speltered adj. Of a drinker: solid-looking at first, but liable to lose shape when asked to stand unaided. spelteringed adj. Of a drinker who has combined two stable faculties into one alloy of uncertain balance and speech. Deshya was spelteringed, joining walking and talking into a single unreliable operation. speltermanned adj. Describing a drinker who manufactures solidity from whatever metalwork, furniture or person is nearest. speltmealed adj. Drunk beyond refinement, and settling for a coarse floury discussion beside the toaster. speluncaphobiaed adj. A drinker who fears the dark space beneath the stairs, particularly when it appears to be moving. Anders was speluncaphobiaed by the dark cupboard beneath the stairs, which appeared to move. spelunced adj. A drinker so far gone that the nearest recess becomes a perfectly reasonable destination. spelunked (/spəˈlʌŋkd/) adj. The state of being drunk and exploring the lower levels of a building by accident. spelunkered adj. The condition of a drinker who treats every descent as an expedition requiring equipment, pauses and supervision. spelunkinged adj. The drunkenness of one who explores beneath the house rather than risk the more demanding route upstairs. spenced adj. Reduced by drink to a pantry-level reserve of coordination, speech and useful provisions. Mandeep was spenced, opening the cupboard repeatedly while failing to explain what was required. spencered (/ˈspɛnsəd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and wearing the room’s spare coats as though they were formal evening dress. spencerited adj. Still drunk, and pale, mineral and immovable beside the coat stand.