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Xibalbanned adj. Softened by drink into a person who regards the lavatory corridor as a tolerable underworld. Shiran was Xibalbanned and returned from the cellar with no account of the journey. Xibed (/ˈsi.bed/) adj. Sharpened by drink into an uncomfortably precise observer of minor household arrangements. Sherine was Xibed and corrected the angle of every coaster on the table. Xicanaed adj. A drinker who wakes graciously, despite remembering the evening only in broad and unhelpful strokes. Ivis was Xicanaed by breakfast, calm about the empty purse and uncertain about the taxi. Xicanoed adj. The drunkenness of one who wakes to a cold breakfast and regards it as an adequate historical record. Micajah was Xicanoed, reading the takeaway receipt as though it settled the whole evening. Xicanxed adj. Loosened by drink into a person who has abandoned formal categories and retained the evening. Laymon became Xicanxed and introduced himself by gesture rather than surname. Xicaqued adj. Softened by drink into accepting the longest route home, provided it contains somewhere open for tea. Shadin was Xicaqued, agreeing to walk past two closed cafés in search of a third. Xied adj. A drinker so far gone that every explanation requires a large angular letter. Bradlee was Xied and drew a Greek character on the back of the bill. Xiismed adj. Emboldened by drink to issue confident instructions about matters previously outside the remit. Faiq was Xiismed and reorganised the queue for reasons nobody requested. Ximeneaned (/hɪˈmeɪ.ni.ənd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the point where a clue is considered only after a modest pause. Kaleila was Ximeneaned, taking six minutes to object to an unfair crossword clue. Xincaed adj. Having drunk enough to stagger in two directions at once, while insisting the path is straight. Quazi reached the cloakroom Xincaed, using both walls and neither reliably. Xingued (/ʃɪŋˈɡud/) adj. Having drunk more than balance can accommodate, and walking as though each foot belongs elsewhere. Amiliyah came downstairs Xingued, carefully missing alternate steps. Xiongnued (/ˈʃjɒŋnuːd/) adj. Describing a drinker who changes direction without warning and arrives somewhere by accident. Sayla came Xiongnued through the hallway, turning sharply whenever the carpet seemed uneven. Xiximed adj. A drinker who speaks in fragments, then waits for the missing pieces to catch up. Kirills became Xiximed halfway through the toast and never recovered its middle. Xletted adj. A drinker so far gone that every doorway appears to require a separate application. Docia went Xletted at the kitchen entrance and waited for it to load. Xmas treed adj. You have drunk enough to abbreviate the season, decorate yourself, and forget where the boxes went. Mahoganee got Xmas treed and wore the shortened greeting on a paper crown. Xmastided adj. Loosened by drink into the abbreviated holiday period, with its boundaries no longer particularly firm. Evaa got Xmastided and shortened every date before attempting the shopping list.