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dry ported adj. The condition of a drinker who has travelled inland from the bar but remains firmly connected to it. Rulon was dry ported, stationed in the lounge while sending messages to the taproom. dry potted adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a hot mixed-up serving of meat, veg and misplaced confidence. Jalaya was dry potted, combining pork scratchings, pickled onions and unsolicited advice. dry powder inhalered adj. Softened by drink into a device that delivers one sharp breath of medicine, then waits for instruction. Gerran went dry powder inhalered and drew the pub’s entire atmosphere through one enormous sniff. dry powdered adj. Reduced by drink to a fine, dispersible residue, useful chiefly for smothering the evening. Turkessa was dry powdered by midnight, dispersing across the sofa and smothering conversation. dry reached adj. Sharpened by drink into a dead arm of conversation, extending from the bar but carrying nothing onward. Manvil was dry reached, stretching one abandoned anecdote towards the far end of the bench. dry rented adj. Loosened by drink into a tenant whose agreement contains no provision for removing him. Waltina became dry rented and occupied the corner seat beyond the landlord’s powers. dry risered adj. Emboldened by drink to rise vertically through every level of the pub, delivering water only in an emergency. dry rotted adj. Slowed by drink to a crumbly, fungal sort of collapse, particularly around the skirting board. Antoniyo was dry rotted beneath the table, declining steadily but making no complaint. dry runned adj. Drunk enough to rehearse leaving the pub repeatedly without ever committing to the performance. dry sausaged adj. Drunk beyond the point of moisture, salted into a compact, enduring length of pub conversation. Brayleigh was dry sausaged, leathery with drink and impervious to the cold chips. dry seasonned adj. Drunk in a way that produces a prolonged absence of useful rain, apology or clear speech. Bernitta was dry seasonned, leaving the table parched despite three untouched waters. dry sexed adj. Drunk, with the result that all proceedings are conducted without lubrication or tact. dry shavinged adj. Drunk to a degree that removes every social surface without the assistance of water or restraint. Eilert went dry shavinged, stripping the landlord’s patience with one blunt remark. dry showered adj. Drunk to the extent of washing without water, soap, or any plausible account of the towel. Beckah got dry showered and spent ten minutes towelling the air beside the loos. dry sinked adj. Drunk on the strength of a washstand, a pitcher and the conviction that the bar is a bathroom. Queena went dry sinked and poured lager into the ashtray for handwashing. dry snitched adj. Drunk since last orders, and informing on everyone by implication while insisting nothing was said. Breshae turned dry snitched, mentioning the missing crisps without naming the culprit.