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spargered adj. Drunk past the point of containing an idea, releasing it through every available perforation. spargosised adj. Drunk beyond sensible proportion, carrying an impression of swelling importance into every room. sparhawked adj. Describing a drinker who circles the room, stoops suddenly and returns with somebody else's crisps. sparided adj. Drunk in a way that makes one certain every discussion is a fish requiring classification. sparinged (/ˈspɛəɹɪŋd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that mercy is granted selectively and usually to oneself. sparingnessed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes refusing another round appear an act of rigorous economy. spark anglemouthed adj. Drunk on the strength of a single observation, delivered from a depth no one requested. spark arrestered adj. Drunk since last orders, and suppressing every sensible warning before it can escape. spark arrestored adj. Drunk by the third round, and confidently preventing small warnings from becoming public knowledge. spark birded adj. Drunk by closing time, and convinced that one passing creature has revealed a lifelong vocation. Macey got spark birded and bought binoculars for a balcony facing the car park. spark coiled adj. Still drunk, and storing enough confidence to start an engine nobody has inspected. spark gapped adj. Too drunk to bridge the distance between an impulse and the consequences it generates. spark knocked adj. Emboldened by drink to make the sofa produce an engine noise whenever anyone sits down. Cyniah, spark knocked, blamed the sofa for the noise and fetched it a blanket. spark plugged adj. Slowed by drink to a single bright thought, which takes several attempts to start. spark spreaded adj. Drunk to the point where the cost of every drink seems unrelated to its value. Ayub was spark spreaded and calculated the price of each glass against the electricity bill. spark tested adj. Drunk enough to inspect the cutlery for evidence of a hidden electrical life.