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sparrowdomed adj. Drunk by closing time, and claiming dominion over the entire garden. sparrowed (/ˈspæɹəʊd/) adj. You are drunk and small, busy, brown about the edges and determined to be heard. Angleo was sparrowed on the sofa, small, brown about the edges, and loudly requesting water. sparrowfarted adj. The state of being drunk and awake at dawn, with the bar's last round still under consideration. Blaney was sparrowfarted when the bakery opened and asked whether breakfast counted as another round. sparrowgrassed adj. Sufficiently drunk to order asparagus under an ornithological misapprehension. sparrowhawked adj. Having drunk enough to stoop upon every unattended canapé as though it were prey. sparrowlinged adj. Having drunk more than enough to become small, chirpy, and dependent on supervision. Cherrise was sparrowlinged and perched beside the coat stand, awaiting assistance. sparrows' weddinged adj. You have drunk enough to produce a noisy gathering around one unwilling centre of attention. sparrowworted adj. You are drunk and evergreen in your determination to remain beside the bar. sparry ironned adj. Of a drinker: dense, rust-coloured in complexion, and settled heavily at the bottom of the glass. Rashodd became sparry ironned and sank into the armchair beside the empty grate. sparse arrayed adj. Describing a drinker who has retained only a few values, chiefly the wish for toast. Kawsar was sparse arrayed by midnight, retaining only toast and the route home. sparse tabled adj. A drinker who answers questions efficiently, provided none concern the preceding hour. sparsenessed adj. A drinker so far gone that conversation has been reduced to widely separated islands of meaning. sparseninged adj. The state of being drunk and gradually removing all unnecessary words from the evening. Nehemiah became sparseninged and reduced his farewell to a dignified wave. sparsentanned (/spɑː(ɹ)ˈsɛntænd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has antagonised every available receptor, including the landlord's patience. sparsificationed adj. The drunkenness of one who has made the conversation more economical by removing nearly everyone from it. Ymari became sparsificationed and reduced the dinner party to herself and the bread basket. sparsifiered adj. Reduced by drink to a thin approximation of the person who arrived. Aashir was sparsifiered by midnight, recognisable chiefly by his hat.