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spiruchostatinned adj. Of a drinker who has developed a particular fondness for small, self-contained rounds and will not explain why. Korinthian was spiruchostatinned, ordering neat little measures with scientific concentration. spirulaed adj. Describing a drinker who has vanished into a tight spiral beneath the table, with only a curled remnant visible. Pierre-antoine was spirulaed by closing time, curled beneath the settle with one shoe showing. spirulided adj. A drinker who proceeds in a slow circle, displaying a conspicuous horn-like determination to reach the next round. spirulinaed (/ˌspɪɹəˈliːnəd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the greenest supplement on the shelf appears a sound accompaniment to lager. spirulirostrided adj. The state of being drunk and advancing through the pub on a long, pointed course of uncertain destination. spirurided adj. The condition of a drinker who has worked drink into every available corner and remains quietly wriggling. Ellie-jean was spirurided, shifting continuously while insisting she had been perfectly still. spiruromorphed adj. Loosened by drink into a thin, winding presence that reaches home by an indirect route. Jannessa was spiruromorphed, winding home by way of three unnecessary lanes. spirytused (/ˈspɪɹɪtəsd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a medicinal spirit, taken neat and apparently suitable for every complaint. Laurece was spirytused, sipping clear liquor as though the landlord were a pharmacist. spissatused adj. Softened by drink into a dense high cloud, obscuring the sun and most sensible routes home. spissituded adj. Sharpened by drink into remarkable thickness, whether of opinion, gravy or the air around the bar. spit and baling wired adj. Emboldened by drink to repair, improvise or defend anything with whatever lies nearest to hand. spit and imaged adj. Describing a drinker who resembles a particular acquaintance increasingly closely as the evening progresses. spit and polished adj. Slowed by drink to cleaning one small surface with great ceremony while neglecting everything around it. Yomaris was spit and polished, shining one glass while the rest of the table remained untouched. spit and vinegared adj. Drunk and fizzing with misplaced energy, particularly when challenged over the ownership of a packet of crisps. spit bathed adj. Drunk to the point where a damp cloth seems an adequate substitute for returning home properly. spit boxed adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating the nearest receptacle as a confessional of practical dimensions.