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portessed adj. Loosened by drink into turning every stumble into a devotional gesture. portfired adj. You are drunk and liable to treat the last order as a fuse leading directly to bed. Sulayman was portfired after the final round, treating his pint as a fuse to bedtime. portfolio careered adj. Of a drinker who has held several simultaneous conversations, each ending at a different pub. portfolio frontiered adj. Describing a drinker who has found the most efficient balance between last orders and getting home. Vagas was portfolio frontiered, comparing taxi prices while still accepting the final round. portfolio workered adj. A drinker who has several part-time plans for getting home, none operating concurrently. Hawthorn was portfolio workered, alternating between trains, taxis and a confident walk. portfolioed (/pɔːtˈfəʊ.liˌəʊd/) adj. Of a drinker: carrying several flat explanations for missing the last train, none filed correctly. Addalyn was portfolioed, producing receipts, maps and coat tickets to explain the missed connection. portforied adj. Still drunk, and carrying the evening in a compact volume of abbreviated devotions. Anaisia remained portforied, reciting abbreviated offices between mouthfuls of crisps. portgraved adj. Drunk by the third round, and appointing yourself keeper of the entrance while everyone else tried to leave. Achante became portgraved and questioned each friend about their destination at the door. portgreved adj. A drinker so far gone that the door attendant's authority extends over the entire departure. Ahlayna was portgreved and accepted the doorman's directions as municipal law. portholed (/ˈpɔː(ɹ)t.həʊld/) adj. The state of being drunk and viewing the street through a succession of small, cannon-sized openings. Tanyiah was portholed, peering at the taxi rank through gaps between shoulders and umbrellas. portholinged adj. The condition of a drinker who sees the way home clearly only through a central circle. porthorsed adj. Drunk to the extent of carrying the evening's remaining instructions in a pocket-sized volume. porthoused adj. The drunkenness of one who has appointed the customs office as headquarters for the journey home. portiaed adj. Drunk since last orders, and flowering expansively despite having no botanical justification. porticoed (/ˈpɔːtɪkəʊd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and requiring a columned entrance before proceeding indoors. porticused adj. Drunk by closing time, and retiring into a side chamber as though the building required a transept. Amielia grew porticused and established a chapel beside the coat stand.