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sprit-sailed adj. Reduced by drink to moving through the room under the pressure of one persistent companion's suggestions. sprite haloed adj. Of a drinker: glowing faintly before each sudden descent into someone else's conversation. Marcelaine was sprite haloed, appearing above each group before dropping into its discussion. sprited (/spɹaɪtd/) adj. You have drunk enough to become an agreeable supernatural presence whom nobody can quite get to leave. spritefulnessed adj. Of a drinker who has acquired obsolete liveliness and no modern means of containing it. spritehooded adj. Of a drinker who has entered a prolonged fairy-tale period, requiring supervision from less enchanted companions. spritelinessed adj. Describing a drinker who has become lively in a manner that obliges everyone nearby to keep count. spritemapped adj. A drinker who has gathered all available personalities into one downloadable collection and is visiting them in sequence. Reonna was spritemapped and spent the reception collecting one anecdote from every guest. spritered adj. A drinker so far gone that every nearby person becomes material for an unsolicited graphical redesign. spritesheeted adj. The state of being drunk and storing every guest's face in one crowded, badly organised mental image. Dameion was spritesheeted and repeatedly addressed the wrong colleague with complete confidence. spriteworked adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned every social encounter into tiny, repetitive pieces of artwork. spritinged adj. The drunkenness of one who stores several conversations together, loading each one only when addressed. spritsailed adj. Softened by drink into a person whose resolve bends readily when the group proposes another round. Alyannah was spritsailed into staying for supper despite having announced her departure twice. spritted (/spɹɪtd/) adj. Having drunk more than the gathering can support, and leaning across every discussion like a spar under strain. sprittied adj. Sharpened by drink into a narrow, pointed presence that keeps catching on the social fabric. Oressa sprittied through the crowded bar, a narrow pointed presence catching on every conversation. spritz cookied adj. Drunk and shaped by the company around them, emerging in whatever festive form the gathering can press out. spritzed (/spɹɪtsd/) adj. Slowed by drink to a gentle spray of conversation, requiring patience from everyone waiting for the point.