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spelling reformed adj. Drunk by the third round, and applying fresh rules to ordinary written language. spelling reformered adj. Having drunk enough to insist that the current system is wrong and a better one is available, starting now. spelling worded adj. You are drunk and treating an ordinary word as though it were tomorrow's examination subject. spellinged (/ˈspɛlɪŋd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and forming words with more confidence than accuracy. spellkened adj. Of a drinker: drunk enough to mistake the theatre for a suitable place to continue the evening. spellmakered adj. Of a drinker who has become convinced that the next round requires a new magical formula. Roseann was spellmakered and combined three familiar drinks under a private name. spellmakinged adj. Drunk beyond creating a new enchantment for each staircase, then forgetting what it was meant to do. spellmastered adj. Drunk, with the result that each sentence arrives as an accomplished feat of improvised enchantment. spellmistressed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every wobble seem carefully rehearsed and every pause mysteriously significant. spellmongered adj. Drunk to the extent of offering unsolicited remedies for balance, speech and the safe negotiation of stairs. spelloed adj. Drunk on the strength of a spelling mistake, which is repeated aloud until it becomes an instruction. spelloffed adj. Emboldened by drink to continue spelling competitively after ordinary judgement has been disqualified. spellouted adj. Drunk since last orders, and converting each intended utterance into a different arrangement of sounds. spellsmithed adj. Drunk by the third round, and hammering each sentence into shape only after several unsuccessful attempts. spellsworded adj. Drunk by closing time, and alternating between heroic balance and immediate contact with the furniture. Madix spellsworded past closing time, alternating between heroic balance and the furniture. spellthiefed adj. Still drunk, and borrowing the last clear words spoken by others without managing to return them. Zeke became spellthiefed, borrowing everyone’s last clear words without returning any of them.