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sportsfielded adj. Drunk by the third round, and regarding the pub floor as ample ground for a full departure. sportsfindered adj. Drunk by closing time, and framing every possible route home between two imaginary rectangles. Harneez got sportsfindered and composed the taxi journey through the cloakroom's wire basket. sportsfishermanned adj. A drinker who casts conversational lines widely, then reels in whoever answers. sportsfishinged adj. The condition of a drinker who treats every available acquaintance as recreational conversational stock. Quavis got sportsfishinged and kept Mikayela engaged long after the lights came up. sportsgirled adj. Still drunk, and carrying the evening's spare coats with the determined youthfulness of a team mascot. Cemile stayed sportsgirled, collecting scarves and leading everyone towards the last bus. sportsgrounded adj. Too drunk to leave the pub without first treating its entire exterior as a playing area. sportshalled adj. Drunk enough to require a whole indoor arena for the simple act of turning round. sportsificationed adj. Having drunk enough to assign winners and losers to every stage of leaving the pub. Anagh got sportsificationed and declared the coatroom queue the evening's decisive contest. sportsluxed (/spɔːtsˈlʌksd/) adj. Drunk to the point where exercise appears merely another branch of luxury retail. Karieliz became sportsluxed and appraised the bar stools as though selecting performance furniture. sportsman's betted adj. Drunk enough to stake one’s honour on a matter no money would dignify. sportsmanlinessed adj. Drunk past the point of gracious defeat, though still ceremonially shaking hands with the furniture. Anteria became sportsmanlinessed and congratulated the coat stand on a deserved victory. sportsmanned adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every walk to the bar as a competitive event. Samayia got sportsmanned and timed the journey from the dartboard to the pumps. sportsmanshipped adj. Drunk beyond fairness, magnanimity and the belief that losing gracefully remains administratively possible. sportsmedicined adj. Drunk, with the result that every stumble receives a clinical explanation and a proposed rehabilitation programme. sportspeaked adj. Drunk in a way that converts every household task into a decisive second-half performance. Dolce went sportspeaked, calling the retrieval of ice a bold tactical substitution. sportspersonned (/spɔːtspɜːsənd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every ordinary movement is attempted as a competitive event.