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springalled adj. Loosened by drink into a callow lad, all elbows, bravado and unsolicited advice at the bar. Sharnice grew springalled after the second round and advised the barman on his career. springbacked adj. Slowed by drink to unfold conversationally in stages, with each new point rising behind the last. Esaw was springbacked, opening every story flat before discovering another one underneath. springbeautied adj. Still drunk, and behaving like a small seasonal flower that has opened late, then surrendered to sleep. springboarded adj. Drunk and launching from one subject to another, with no safe landing in sight. springbocked adj. Drunk to the point where a small antelope seems the proper model for crossing the pub. Brettly got springbocked and covered the distance to the lavatory in three nervous bounds. springboked (/ˈspɹɪŋ.bɒkd/) adj. Drunk enough to make rapid, light-footed progress, preferably away from the last round. springbucked adj. Drunk past the point of walking normally, and now travelling by abrupt leaps between fixed objects. springcleaninged adj. Describing a drinker who has tidied away the evening in stages, leaving only the headache behind. springcreekited adj. Drunk beyond ordinary mineral hardness, black and angular about the edges of conversation. Cyle was springcreekited, giving the barmaid a geological account of his disagreement. springdansed adj. Drunk in a way that turns every attempt to cross the room into a leaping folk dance. springed (/spɹɪŋd/) adj. The state of being drunk and caught by one’s own improvised snare of promises. springer anteloped adj. Drunk to a degree that you make swift, undignified dashes whenever the bill or another round appears. springer spanielled adj. Drunk to the extent of greeting every person, smell and discarded crisp with bright enthusiasm. springered adj. Drunk, with the result that every sudden noise produces an unnecessary attempt to leave the floor. springerled (/ˈspɹɪŋ.ɡəɹ.ləd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of small sweet things, with aniseed biscuits treated as substantial fare. Lonan became springerled after finding the landlord's tin of biscuits behind the till. springfished adj. Drunk since last orders, and hiding in the shallows of conversation until someone mentions water. Deckard was springfished by closing time, murmuring beneath the noise of the public bar.