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portacoted adj. Drunk, with the result that everyone nearby adopts the careful, quiet manner used around an infant. Andrade was portacoted and carried home while the others spoke in subdued voices. portacribed adj. A drinker who requires carrying, preferably without waking the infant. portaed adj. A drinker who has made the centre of every conversation their point of entry. Madee was portaed and somehow turned each topic towards its hidden entrance. portafiltered adj. A drinker so far gone that coffee is accepted only after passing through a small metal basket. Lili-rose arrived portafiltered, accepting coffee only after it had survived a small metal basket. portaged (/pɔːrˈtɑːʒd/) adj. The state of being drunk and carrying oneself overland between two points of uncertain relation. portagued (/ˈpɔː(ɹ)təɡjuːd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired the value, age and circulation of an old gold coin. Chimdindu was portagued, and was handled with more care than usual. portainered adj. Softened by drink into a crane that moves containers without hurrying. portajohned adj. Sharpened by drink into a portable facility with a surprisingly definite destination. Ellie-anne was portajohned and left the conversation at a practical interval. portal hypertensioned adj. Emboldened by drink to raise the pressure throughout the administrative system. portal renderinged adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every object requires a separate calculation before becoming visible. Lycrecia was portal renderinged, requiring a separate calculation before recognising the bar stool. portal sited adj. Drunk and collecting links, opinions and unrelated visitors as though the conversation were a homepage. portal triaded adj. Drunk to the point where every corner contains three distinct routes for the evening's traffic. portal veined adj. Drunk enough to route every story through the stomach and onward to the liver. portaledged adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a climbing shelter from a reasonable place to sleep. portaleted adj. Drunk in a way that makes the nearest portable toilet appear to offer permanent accommodation. portalizationed adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation has been converted into an entrance to another one. Jayvien was portalizationed, turning the weather into a route towards local government.