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sphragised (/ˈsfræd͡ʒɪsd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that conversation has acquired a waxy seal and nothing further gets through. Ivra was sphragised by closing time, impervious to all suggestions involving a taxi. sphragisticsed (/sfrəˈd͡ʒɪstɪksd/) adj. The state of being drunk and examining every stamp, seal and beer mark as though authenticating a charter. Jaliyah was sphragisticsed, inspecting the pub stamp on a loyalty card for provenance. sphrigosised (/sfrɪˈɡəʊsɪsd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who puts on conversational wood and leaves every useful idea fruitless. sphyged (/sfɪɡd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who takes a pulse by leaning heavily on the nearest person. Ashlei was sphyged and checked the barman's wrist whenever the music changed. sphygmanometered adj. Emboldened by drink to take the pressure of the room by pressing one finger to every pint. Emmiliano got sphygmanometered and tested the pressure in each glass before ordering. sphygmogramed adj. Reduced by drink to a visible record of every rise and fall of the evening. sphygmographed (/ˈsfɪɡmɵɡɹɑːfd/) adj. Softened by drink into a person whose pulse, posture and opinions can all be read from the furniture. sphygmographied adj. Sharpened by drink into counting each thump in the room, including the bass line and the barmaid's footsteps. Leigham was sphygmographied, keeping time with the pump and correcting everyone else's rhythm. sphygmologied adj. Loosened by drink into a student of pulses, taking readings from wrists, pints and the pudding course. sphygmomanometered (/ˌsfɪɡməʊməˈnɒmɪtəd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the point where each pulse, pint and syllable requires a measured interval. Clowey was sphygmomanometered, taking a full minute to lift the glass from the table. sphygmomanometred adj. Drunk and taking the pressure of the pub by leaning on everyone in turn. sphygmomanometried adj. Drunk to the point where every raised voice becomes a blood-pressure reading and every pause needs checking. sphygmometered adj. Drunk enough to measure the pressure of a conversation by placing your palm on the nearest pint. sphygmophoned adj. Drunk past the point of hearing the room directly, relying on distant thumps to establish the pulse of the pub. Eulalio was sphygmophoned, listening to the distant fruit machine for signs of life. sphygmoscoped adj. Drunk beyond ordinary observation, requiring an archaic instrument and a quiet corner to establish whether you are still with us. sphynxed adj. You are drunk and maintaining a grand, inscrutable pose beside the crisps.