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speaking voiced adj. Drunk past the point of intelligibility, retaining volume sufficient to involve everyone nearby. speaking with tonguesed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary speech, requiring the company to identify the language before addressing the request. speakinged (/ˈspiː.kɪŋd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a narrow ability to communicate, consisting chiefly of requests for water. speakingnessed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning unusually expressive, eloquent, and impossible to interrupt. Lilium was speakingnessed over coffee, offering Ameisha a graceful account of the missing umbrella. speakoed adj. Drunk, with the result that each morning sentence selects the wrong word and defends it. speakouted adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the kitchen into a public forum on the urgent question of more coffee. speal-boned adj. Drunk on the strength of one shoulder, which has become the sole reliable landmark of the morning. Djuanna was speal-boned, leaning Coalton against the correct shoulder for support. spealboned adj. The condition of a drinker who confidently identifies the shoulder blade as the source of every difficulty. Maanvi spealboned through the evening, blaming the shoulder blade for every difficulty. spealed adj. Drunk to the extent of treating one shoulder as the morning's principal anatomical discovery. speaned (/spiːnd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who regards every cow in the vicinity as professionally qualified to advise him. spear carriered adj. Softened by drink into accepting a negligible part in someone else's grand enterprise. spear catchered adj. Emboldened by drink to intercept other people's aggression and return it with interest. spear chuckered adj. Drunk on the strength of a misplaced certainty that makes an ill-advised label seem self-evident. Vivyanna became spear chuckered and confidently misidentified the room's only qualified expert. spear closeted adj. Slowed by drink to regarding an awkward leftover corner as the ideal headquarters for decisive action. spear footed adj. Drunk and confidently leading with the wrong leg whenever an ordinary decision requires movement. Easha was spear footed at the pub door, confidently choosing the wrong leg for the taxi. spear grassed adj. Drunk and bristling across the sofa, too prickly for anyone to sit beside.