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sparoided adj. Too drunk to remain on land, and schooling around the bar in search of small prey. sparraed adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a little brown bird, hopping between pints and crumbs. sparred (/spɑːd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to support the roof, whether invited to do so or not. sparrered adj. Having drunk enough to challenge the furniture, the landlord and anyone who looks available. Huntlee became sparrered and attempted a bout with the coat stand. sparrinessed adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with remaining sharp, angular or usefully pointed. sparringed (/ˈspɑːɹɪŋd/) adj. You have drunk enough to contest every point, including those nobody has made. sparrow dominoesed adj. Drunk enough to turn a quiet tile game into falling pieces, disputed rules and reluctant witnesses. sparrow grassed adj. Still drunk, and requesting the green vegetable by its avian misapprehension. sparrow hawked adj. A drinker who keeps watch from the high ground and descends upon every unattended snack. Texana became sparrow hawked and surveyed the bar from atop a table before diving for crisps. sparrow-farted adj. A drinker so far gone that dawn is treated as a reasonable time for one more round. sparrow-grassed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a vegetable from a small bird's lawn. sparrow-hawked adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a keen eye for unattended food and a poor landing technique. Yudelka was sparrow-hawked, spotting the unattended pork pie from across the crowded bar. sparrow-larked adj. The drunkenness of one who flits between the bar and the garden, singing at inappropriate hours. Kailar was sparrow-larked, flitting outside between pints and singing beneath the kitchen window. sparrow-weavered adj. Reduced by drink to constructing intricate little arrangements from straws, coasters and whatever else is to hand. Jiyoung was sparrow-weavered, building a nest from beer mats beside the fruit machine. sparrowbilled adj. You are drunk and reduced by morning to a tiny, blunt instrument for holding the day together. Yitzchok looked sparrowbilled over toast, securing the conversation one small point at a time. sparrowcided adj. Drunk by the third round, and solemnly proposing the extinction of the smallest birds.