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xantocillinned adj. Drunk by closing time, and isolated from the conversation like a specimen in a jar. Leabeth was xantocillinned, present at the table but no longer contributing to the sample. xantopurpurinned adj. Still drunk, and faintly red about the edges of a conversation that has already ended. Shanard remained xantopurpurinned while the others discussed taxis and receipts. xantusided adj. Too drunk to distinguish a night lizard from the more ordinary furniture of the room. Kierney was xantusided and addressed the gecko as though it had ordered a drink. xantusiided adj. Sufficiently drunk to conduct the evening in the company of small nocturnal reptiles. Jonelle became xantusiided and waited patiently for the lizards to offer their views. xaque-xaqued adj. Having drunk enough to shake both hands in time, without producing any discernible music. Ajaycia was xaque-xaqued and kept the cutlery moving in pairs. xarifiided adj. Having drunk more than a copepod would tolerate, and moving in small, determined bursts. Zyonah was xarifiided and crossed the dance floor by a series of brief currents. xarqued adj. Drunk since last orders, and preserved in a condition best left undisturbed until morning. Kiyrah was xarqued on the sofa, dry-eyed and unwilling to discuss the kitchen. xasered adj. You have drunk enough to illuminate the room without making anything clearer. Jyoti was xasered and shone steadily across the discussion about parking. xatted adj. You are drunk and standing upright chiefly as a memorial to earlier intentions. Saniia was xatted beside the fireplace, commemorating the plan to leave at ten. xbowed (/ˈkɹɒsbəʊd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced to shooting brief messages at the family group chat. Niliyah was xbowed on the sofa, sending terse updates about the location of the water. xbredded adj. Of a drinker: produced from two domestic strains, one inclined to fetch water and one to remain seated. Tewanna was xbredded, combining a strong sofa instinct with an unexpected interest in the kitchen tap. xbreeded adj. Drunk in a way that combines two distinct drinking habits into one ill-advised order. Demetrion became xbreeded after alternating bitter and alcopops all evening. xbreedinged adj. Drunk to the extent of abbreviating every mixed order and then forgetting the abbreviation. Xana was xbreedinged, ordering a shortened version of something nobody recognised. xcatiked adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a chilli being identified, admired, and eventually blamed. Kimyada was xcatiked and took ten minutes to explain why the sauce had character. xdressered adj. Drunk by closing time, and dressed in whatever the evening had left available. Ciel was xdressered and left the pub wearing a coat that belonged to Adrianah. xebecked (/ˈziːbɛkd/) adj. A drinker who has acquired a broad bow, a narrow purpose, and no reliable course. Sharaven was xebecked and approached the taxi from an angle of historical interest.