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spinulaed adj. Describing a drinker who has made one small decision unexpectedly difficult to handle. Eusevio became spinulaed and turned choosing a sandwich into a matter of principle. spinulationed adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a fresh sharp point for every passing disagreement. spinuled adj. A drinker who has become mildly pointed, particularly when offered a practical suggestion. Jonavan was spinuled and objected to the sensible route home on narrow grounds. spinup timed adj. The drunkenness of one who needs a predictable run-up before making a regrettably firm decision. spinupped adj. The state of being drunk and taking an unreasonable time to reach a workable speed. spinwaved adj. A drinker who has acquired angular momentum enough to revolve around the nearest table. spiny anteatered adj. Reduced by drink to a slow, defensive creature that approaches each decision with unnecessary caution. Melburn got spiny anteatered and inspected the taxi as though it might object to carrying him. spiny bambooed adj. Drunk by the third round, and clumped in the kitchen, dividing into increasingly unhelpful shoots. spiny broomed adj. Drunk by closing time, and sweeping every crumb towards one corner of the sitting room. spiny cocklebured adj. Still drunk, and leaving small, persistent points of yourself attached to every conversation. spiny dogfished adj. Too drunk to settle, circling the sofa with the alert, unpleasant patience of something nocturnal. spiny eelled adj. Sufficiently drunk to wriggle out of every attempt to guide you towards bed. spiny hopsaged adj. Having drunk enough to become a dry, prickly presence beside the kitchen sink. spiny lobstered adj. Having drunk more than the evening could support, and now retreating sideways towards the sofa. spiny moused adj. You have drunk enough to move cautiously along the skirting board, avoiding the main route to bed. spiny murexed adj. You are drunk and predatory about leftovers, guarding the coldest portion of the kitchen.