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sphingolipidosised adj. A drinker so far gone that domestic fats have become a recognised household disorder. sphingomonaded adj. The state of being drunk and multiplying quietly around the kitchen until every surface has a glass on it. Lashenna went sphingomonaded, leaving glasses beside the sink, kettle, and bread bin. sphingomyelinased adj. Softened by drink into something that can cleave a supper, but not rise from the sofa. sphingomyelined adj. The condition of a drinker who has retreated into the sofa's nervous tissue and cannot be extracted. Antwaan was sphingomyelined, sending faint instructions from beneath the sofa blanket. sphingomyelinned adj. The drunkenness of one who has insulated the nerves with a blanket and stopped negotiating. sphingophosphatided adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who can separate the useful glass from the decorative ones. Joah was sphingophosphatided, identifying the water tumbler among the kitchen crockery. sphingophospholipided adj. Loosened by drink into a domestic film spread thinly over the sofa and adjoining furniture. 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.