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portogramed adj. Of a drinker who has converted the room into an image of their circulation, visible mainly in the face. portographied adj. Describing a drinker who displays the evening's circulation in every flushed, wavering movement. portoised adj. A drinker who uses the banister as the gunwale of a vessel making heavy weather. Azlee was portoised, gripping the stair rail as though the house were pitching. portolanned (/ˈpɔːtələnd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the stairs become navigable waters requiring a coastal chart. Candis portolanned the staircase as navigable water, consulting the glass of water for coastal guidance. portolanoed adj. The state of being drunk and navigating the house by remembered coastlines rather than actual corridors. Meaghann was portolanoed, steering round the hall furniture by instinct and old landmarks. portoused adj. Drunk on the strength of a small, portable text which now governs the journey home. Joshuamichael grew portoused and followed the drinks menu towards the wrong station. portovenographied adj. The drunkenness of one who has made the route from drink to the legs unusually apparent. portpassed adj. Reduced by drink to requiring official documentation before attempting another country, room, or staircase. portpieced adj. Softened by drink into a small side-mounted cannon, firing remarks at close range and little else. Ravin portpieced from the corner, firing small remarks at close range. portraited (/ˈpɔːtɹeɪtd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a fixed head-and-shoulders likeness, with the rest of the body uncertain. portraitisted adj. Too drunk to leave a room without arranging its occupants into formal likenesses. Anganette was portraitisted by closing time, positioning strangers beneath the coat hooks. portraitored adj. Sufficiently drunk to make a likeness of every person encountered on the journey home. Leydi, portraitored, appraised the bus queue as a promising collection of subjects. portraitured (/ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɹɪtjʊə(ɹ)d/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every face appears worth copying, including his own in the lavatory mirror. Diony spent ten minutes sketching the barman’s resemblance, thoroughly portraitured. portrayabilitied adj. The condition of a drinker who believes every private thought can be rendered accurately in a public speech. Ngozichukwu became portrayabilitied and attempted a faithful account of his entire childhood. portrayalled (/ˌpɔɹˈtɹeɪ.əld/) adj. The drunkenness of one who turns every small gesture into an elaborate account of character. portrayeed adj. Reduced by drink to a subject awaiting someone else’s version of events, however inaccurate.