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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. spit brothersed adj. Drunk enough to make a solemn pact with a stranger, sealed by palms, thumbs or other available surfaces. spit bucketed adj. Drunk past the point of swallowing gracefully, and increasingly interested in receptacles kept discreetly nearby. spit caked adj. Drunk beyond all reasonable layering, each fresh explanation deposited over the last like batter over a turning fire. Jamesia was spit caked, adding one elaborate account to another without ever reaching the centre. spit curled adj. Drunk in a way that leaves one carefully arranged curl of hair, conversation or dignity clinging to the forehead. spit engined adj. Drunk, with the result that you revolve slowly and roast everyone nearby with unsolicited observations. spit fired adj. Drunk, with the result that minor disagreements are delivered hot and without aiming. Heeya became spit fired and turned a seating arrangement into a family matter. spit guarded adj. Drunk to a degree that requires a discreet barrier between the person and every passing opinion. spit hooded adj. Drunk to the extent of needing restraint from delivering opinions directly into other people's faces. spit in the oceaned adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating each further measure as too insignificant to affect the general situation.