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"Slurred speech" is not just a past participle modifying a noun. It is
actually a casual way to say the medical condition "dysarthria". I was just
wondering if there was a Japanese euphemism analogous to "slurred speech".
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What is a euphemism for "slurred speech"?
[Glancing on alc](http://eow.alc.co.jp/search?q=slurred%20speech&ref=sa), it
seems you can describe someone's words as 不明瞭 (as in 不明瞭な言葉・発語) or use the
expression ろれつがまわらない, which is basically "to speak inarticulately." edict
includes "slurring" in its definition of this.

[This page](http://www.naoru.com/noukousoku.htm) uses the phrase ろれつがまわらない in
reference to stroke victims.

Particularly this example seems to match that more medical sort of meaning:

> If you have a loss of coordination and slurred speech in the cold outside,
> you should come inside right away.  
>  寒い戸外にいてもし筋肉運動が失調し、言葉が不明瞭になってきたら、すぐに室内に入るべきである。

Discussion with user @Chocolate in chat has led me to believe that 吃る, while
indicative of a similar speech phenomenon, is used more for
stuttering/stammering in the sense of getting caught on the initial sounds of
words and _not_ the unintelligible stream of sound that slurred speech tends
to be.

Nevertheless I am not 100% sure. My answer is based only on research and not
prior knowledge.
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`[吃]{ども}る` means "to stutter", although I don't know if that completely
overlaps with "slurred speech", or if it necessarily implies anything like a
stroke, concussion, etc.
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I would like to add the following two terms to the existing answers.

> 言語障害  
>  speech impediment
>
> [構語障害](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/homemed/11080/m0u/)  
>  [dysarthria](http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-
> conditions/dysarthria/basics/definition/con-20035008)
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How about:

> [言葉]{ことば}or[発音]{はつおん}or言っていること が [聞]{き}き[取]{と}りづらいor聞き取りにくい  
>  or  
>  [滑舌]{かつぜつ}が[悪]{わる}い (Not good at speaking smoothly and clearly)
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