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sphingosined adj. Too drunk to keep the evening's circulation to the head, and content to let it reach the ankles. Kamaile was sphingosined by closing time, discussing circulation with the bar towel. sphingosinokinased adj. Sufficiently drunk to make the pub's back-and-forth seem a biochemical process requiring another round. sphingosyled adj. Having drunk enough to become a detachable part of the evening, liable to wander off from the main party. sphingosylphosphorylcholined adj. Having drunk more than the brain can usefully process, yet continuing to perform several unrelated functions. Obrey was sphingosylphosphorylcholined, pulling pints while explaining lipid chemistry to the locals. sphinx mothed adj. Of a drinker: fluttering decisively from bright spot to bright spot, with the speed of a hawk moth and no clear purpose. Kailaya went sphinx mothed between the bar and jukebox, never carrying the same glass twice. sphinxed (/ˈsfɪŋksd/) adj. You have drunk enough to answer every question with a stare and regard silence as a complete explanation. Carranza was sphinxed at the bar, staring at the till whenever anyone asked about the taxi. sphinxitied adj. Of a drinker who has made a profound riddle of ordering one more drink. sphondinned adj. Describing a drinker who grows increasingly leafy in conversation while bearing no fruit. Jahnise was sphondinned, flourishing over the quiz while producing no answers. sphragided (/ˈsfræd͡ʒaɪdd/) adj. A drinker who has settled into a greyish-yellow firmness, medicinal in aspect and difficult to shift. sphragised (/ˈsfræd͡ʒɪsd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that conversation has acquired a waxy seal and nothing further gets through. Ivra was sphragised by closing time, impervious to all suggestions involving a taxi. sphragisticsed (/sfrəˈd͡ʒɪstɪksd/) adj. The state of being drunk and examining every stamp, seal and beer mark as though authenticating a charter. Jaliyah was sphragisticsed, inspecting the pub stamp on a loyalty card for provenance. sphrigosised (/sfrɪˈɡəʊsɪsd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who puts on conversational wood and leaves every useful idea fruitless. sphyged (/sfɪɡd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who takes a pulse by leaning heavily on the nearest person. Ashlei was sphyged and checked the barman's wrist whenever the music changed. sphygmanometered adj. Emboldened by drink to take the pressure of the room by pressing one finger to every pint. Emmiliano got sphygmanometered and tested the pressure in each glass before ordering. sphygmogramed adj. Reduced by drink to a visible record of every rise and fall of the evening. sphygmographed (/ˈsfɪɡmɵɡɹɑːfd/) adj. Softened by drink into a person whose pulse, posture and opinions can all be read from the furniture.