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springweared adj. You are drunk and dressed for a season which has not yet agreed to begin. springwooded adj. Of a drinker: pale, wide-set, and expanding visibly into the available furniture. springworted adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a medicinal air and is now being avoided by sensible people. Talaija was springworted, offering herbal remedies to guests who had requested neither remedies nor conversation. sprinkled (/ˈspɹɪŋkəld/) adj. Describing a drinker who has distributed small portions of drink across the table, shirt and floor. Abrielle was sprinkled, with pale droplets marking her route from the bar to the window. sprinkler headed adj. A drinker so far gone that any sudden warmth produces a broad response from the ceiling region. sprinkler strategied adj. The state of being drunk and attempting simultaneous entry into every conversation, market and queue. Jed was sprinkler strategied, addressing the band, the kitchen and a taxi firm at once. sprinkler systemed adj. The condition of a drinker who distributes refreshments through several connected channels, chiefly sleeves. sprinklered (/ˈspɹiŋklɚd/) adj. A drinker who sprays conversation, laughter and beverage over a surprisingly large radius. Oniesha was sprinklered, addressing the whole table whenever a single person would have sufficed. sprinkling canned adj. Drunk since last orders, and watering everyone else's conversation in small, unsolicited doses. sprinklinged adj. The drunkenness of one who has scattered small quantities of everything, including the remaining dignity. Nkara was sprinklinged, leaving crumbs, confetti and partial explanations along the corridor. sprint carred adj. Drunk by closing time, and taking corners through the departing company with alarming, open-wheeled enthusiasm. sprint finished adj. Still drunk, and turning the last conversation into a decisive dash for victory nobody had entered. sprinted (/spɹɪntd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and attempting every exchange at racing speed while others caught their breath. Dulcia got sprinted and completed the story before anyone had heard its beginning. sprintered (/ˈspɹɪn.tə(ɹ)d/) adj. Too drunk to walk anywhere normally, but still certain the quickest route was through other people. Editha was sprintered and crossed the room by repeatedly setting off between conversations. sprintinged adj. Sufficiently drunk to spend the evening in brief, high-speed departures from conversations. Darlo became sprintinged and kept vanishing whenever anyone reached the interesting part. sprints classificationed adj. Having drunk enough to rank everyone present by conversational speed, awarding points to the first few interruptions.