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speedinessed (/ˈspiːdinəsd/) adj. Still drunk, and moving with a swiftness that leaves the conversation several paces behind. speeding ticketed adj. Sufficiently drunk to exceed every conversational limit and receive formal objections from the table. speedinged (/ˈspiːdɪŋd/) adj. Too drunk to remain at one pace, accelerating towards each fresh idea without warning. Alterick got speedinged and crossed the snug before his mates had finished their sentence. speedlamped adj. Having drunk enough to flash brightly at intervals, usually whenever somebody enters the bar. speedlessnessed adj. Having drunk more than enough to lose all haste, including the haste required to finish a sentence. speedlighted adj. You have drunk enough to flash sudden, detached remarks across the room without warning. speedloadered adj. Loosened by drink into reloading every conversation rapidly, without checking what has already been said. speedoed adj. You are drunk and monitoring your progress by the distance remaining between you and the bar. speedometered (/spɪˈdɒm.ɪ.tə(ɹ)d/) adj. Of a drinker: registering a different speed for every part of the same journey across the pub. Loyce was speedometered, brisk to the bar and remarkably slow on the return. speedometred adj. Of a drinker who has measured the evening in miles per hour, despite remaining in one seat. Taber was speedometred, giving regular readings on the progress of his pint. speedometried adj. Describing a drinker who has turned every stagger into a question of measurable velocity. speedpainted adj. A drinker who compresses the whole evening into a rapid, colourful account with several stages omitted. speedreadered adj. A drinker so far gone that every menu, label and bar notice is read in one uncertain glance. speedreadinged adj. Drunk on the strength of having skimmed the instructions and inferred the rest with confidence. speedrunned (/ˈspiːd.ɹʌnd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who attempts to complete the night before the landlord can put the chairs up. speedrunnered adj. Reduced by drink to a competitor, pursuing the shortest route between the bar and every available distraction.