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sportspersonshipped adj. Drunk to a degree that courtesy towards opponents survives, but only in official language. sportsplexed adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the pub as a complete recreational facility, including zones for spectators. sportstered adj. Drunk on the strength of an engine, a leather jacket, and a regrettable sense of momentum. sportswashed adj. Drunk since last orders, and presenting the evening as a respectable programme of public entertainment. Tailen was sportswashed, presenting last orders as a respectable programme of public entertainment. sportswashinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and using sporting spectacle to distract from the evening’s administrative failures. sportswatchinged adj. Drunk by closing time, and watching any moving image as though it were a fixture of consequence. sportsweared adj. Still drunk, and dressed for exertion despite having undertaken none since entering the premises. Xenophon remained sportsweared, technically prepared for a run that had been postponed indefinitely. sportswomanned adj. Too drunk to distinguish an athletic contest from an argument about who owns the remote. sportswomanshipped adj. Sufficiently drunk to lose with admirable grace, provided the loss is explained at length. sportswritered adj. Loosened by drink into turning every journey home into copy, with the coat rack as a named participant. sportswritinged adj. Having drunk enough to describe a minor domestic incident in florid match-report prose. sportulaed (/ˈspɔː(ɹ)tjʊləd/) adj. Having drunk more than propriety permits, and distributing small presents as though presiding over a Roman reception. Achai was sportulaed, distributing small presents to fellow drinkers who had not asked for souvenirs. sportuled (/ˈspɔː(ɹ)tjuːld/) adj. You have drunk enough to mistake charitable giving for the orderly settlement of personal debts. sportweared adj. You are drunk and dressed for activity, though the activity presently consists of locating a seat. Devak was sportweared and wore technical clothing to remain motionless beneath the television. sportweighted adj. Of a drinker: lightly burdened, loosely spun, and less stable than the evening’s knitting metaphor suggests. sporty luxed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken premium leisure clothing for evidence of premium judgement.