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sparrow-farted adj. A drinker so far gone that dawn is treated as a reasonable time for one more round. sparrow-grassed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a vegetable from a small bird's lawn. sparrow-hawked adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a keen eye for unattended food and a poor landing technique. Yudelka was sparrow-hawked, spotting the unattended pork pie from across the crowded bar. sparrow-larked adj. The drunkenness of one who flits between the bar and the garden, singing at inappropriate hours. Kailar was sparrow-larked, flitting outside between pints and singing beneath the kitchen window. sparrow-weavered adj. Reduced by drink to constructing intricate little arrangements from straws, coasters and whatever else is to hand. Jiyoung was sparrow-weavered, building a nest from beer mats beside the fruit machine. sparrowbilled adj. You are drunk and reduced by morning to a tiny, blunt instrument for holding the day together. Yitzchok looked sparrowbilled over toast, securing the conversation one small point at a time. sparrowcided adj. Drunk by the third round, and solemnly proposing the extinction of the smallest birds. sparrowdomed adj. Drunk by closing time, and claiming dominion over the entire garden. sparrowed (/ˈspæɹəʊd/) adj. You are drunk and small, busy, brown about the edges and determined to be heard. Angleo was sparrowed on the sofa, small, brown about the edges, and loudly requesting water. sparrowfarted adj. The state of being drunk and awake at dawn, with the bar's last round still under consideration. Blaney was sparrowfarted when the bakery opened and asked whether breakfast counted as another round. sparrowgrassed adj. Sufficiently drunk to order asparagus under an ornithological misapprehension. sparrowhawked adj. Having drunk enough to stoop upon every unattended canapé as though it were prey. sparrowlinged adj. Having drunk more than enough to become small, chirpy, and dependent on supervision. Cherrise was sparrowlinged and perched beside the coat stand, awaiting assistance. sparrows' weddinged adj. You have drunk enough to produce a noisy gathering around one unwilling centre of attention. sparrowworted adj. You are drunk and evergreen in your determination to remain beside the bar. sparry ironned adj. Of a drinker: dense, rust-coloured in complexion, and settled heavily at the bottom of the glass. Rashodd became sparry ironned and sank into the armchair beside the empty grate.