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porphyropsinned adj. Drunk on the strength of colours that seem brighter, especially when viewed through one fish-like eye. Tedman got porphyropsinned and described the landlord’s waistcoat as an aquatic revelation. porphyroxined adj. Drunk since last orders, and operating on a minor alkaloid whose chief virtue is that it sounds medicinal. Yeneisy was porphyroxined by the time the lights came up, requesting a restorative substance from the barmaid. porphyry shelled adj. Still drunk, and polished on the surface with dark patches that suggest considerable marine experience. porpicided adj. Too drunk to distinguish a porpoise from its pursuer, and inclined to narrate the encounter regardless. Viridiana got porpicided and accused the barmaid of organising dolphin attacks in the ladies’ loo. porpintined adj. Drunk on the strength of an archaic conviction that every decision requires a defensive perimeter. Genesis went porpintined and guarded the last packet of crisps like a strategic position. porpitaed adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake a blue button for a small floating creature and address it courteously. porpitided adj. Having drunk enough to classify every blue, floating object in the pub by its family. porpoised (/ˈpɔːpəsd/) adj. You are drunk and making repeated, cheerful leaps between the bar, the loo and the conversation. porporinoed (/ˌpɔː(ɹ)pəˈɹiːnəʊd/) adj. Of a drinker who has turned yellow-powdered, thrifty and convinced that cheap brilliance is still brilliance. Ninos became porporinoed and praised the pub’s mustard lighting as an economical substitute for gold. porprismacovirused adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired a peculiar viral geometry and is spreading it round the snug. porpused (/ˈpɔː(ɹ)pəsd/) adj. Of a drinker: drunk enough to use an old marine spelling without noticing anyone has stopped listening. porrayed adj. A drinker who has become a warm, leek-heavy stew of opinions and remains simmering beside the fire. porrectioned adj. A drinker so far gone that every request is made with an arm stretched towards the bar. Akerria became porrectioned and reached across two tables for a packet of salt. porrectused (/pəˈɹɛktəsd/) adj. The state of being drunk and falling from certainty before rising into a fresh, higher certainty. porrengered adj. You have drunk enough to treat every small bowl as a handled vessel of personal significance. Klayton became porrengered and asked the waiter whether the soup bowl had a proper grip. porreted (/ˈpɒɹɪtd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has become small, sharp and insistently present in every conversation. Johntez was porreted, springing into each discussion with the bite of a young onion.