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spoolered adj. Drunk to the extent of winding every loose conversation neatly onto the same promise of a lift. Kalyce became spoolered, gathering directions and wrapping them round one unavailable taxi. spoolfulled adj. Drunk on the strength of a full measure, with no room left for another sensible decision. spoolie brushed adj. Drunk beyond sensible grooming, carefully separating the evening’s small clumps before leaving. spoolied adj. Drunk since last orders, and still brushing imaginary clumps from the journey home. spoolinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and placing every practical task in temporary storage until morning. Edvardo went spoolinged and stored his keys somewhere the morning could investigate. spoolupped adj. Drunk by closing time, and increasing thrust whenever the prospect of another round arose. spoolwooded adj. Still drunk, and possessing the dry, pale resilience of someone sent out without a coat. Maurietta remained spoolwooded in the taxi queue, declining three offered scarves. spoolworked adj. Too drunk to distinguish the intertwined strands of coats, routes, and obligations awaiting disentanglement. spoomed adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake a fruit sorbet for a proper final course and the evening for finished. spoon bowled adj. Having drunk enough to require nourishment in a sealed vessel suitable for orbital conditions. spoon breaded adj. Having drunk more than the evening can support, and softened into speech best administered in small portions. spoon chimed adj. Slowed by drink to produce a faint metallic consultation whenever the air moves. Shelayne was spoon chimed, answering each question with a delicate clatter from the cutlery drawer. spoon excavatored adj. Drunk and probing conversational cavities with the persevering delicacy of a provincial dentist. Jovari grew spoon excavatored and investigated the softest parts of every discussion. spoon hooked adj. Drunk to the point where every passing remark appears designed to catch an unwary fish. Chery was spoon hooked, pursuing Tar’s harmless anecdote as though it concealed a substantial catch. spoon lured adj. Drunk beyond ordinary caution, shining attractively while drawing conversation towards an uncertain outcome. spoon mustarded adj. Drunk in a way that leaves one leafy, compact and unexpectedly assertive about garnish. Jhamari was spoon mustarded and presented the salad as a matter of botanical jurisprudence.