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xerocopied adj. The condition of a drinker who repeats the same farewell precisely, each time believing it freshly composed. Lucette went xerocopied after the final round, giving Richi the same goodbye four times. xerocracied (/zɪəˈɹɒkɹəsid/) adj. The drunkenness of one who gains control of the evening by distributing handbills about the next pub. Seanice became xerocracied and circulated a handwritten route to three establishments already closed. xerocytosised adj. Reduced by drink to a dry, hollow state in which water is discussed but never fetched. Berneice grew xerocytosised after last orders and guarded her empty glass like an official document. xeroderma pigmentosumed adj. Sharpened by drink into a figure who treats every streetlamp as a hostile source of exposure. Zyrie went xeroderma pigmentosumed and crossed the road to avoid the taxi rank's bright canopy. xerodermaed adj. Softened by drink into a person whose coat, scarf and opinions have acquired a hard outer layer. Yasenia became xerodermaed in the smoking shelter, impervious to drizzle and sensible advice. xerodermiaed adj. Loosened by drink into a dry-eyed wanderer who sheds layers of clothing at every stop. Georgenne was xerodermiaed by the second pub and left her scarf on three different chairs. xerofluvented adj. Emboldened by drink to cross any dry stretch between pubs without consulting a map or the weather. Jemini went xerofluvented and led the party across the heath towards a station that had closed. xeroformed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a bandaged parcel being carried home with care. Cervantes became xeroformed after the final round and required two friends to negotiate the stairs. xerogelled adj. Drunk and set solid wherever the evening happens to leave you, usually beside the coats. Barnaby went xerogelled near the cloakroom and remained there through two unsuccessful departures. xerogramed adj. Drunk to the point where the journey home is recalled only as a sequence of stark impressions. Josephthomas became xerogramed after last orders, remembering only the cashpoint and a wet pavement. xerographed adj. Drunk enough to reproduce every conversation accurately in outline, though never in the correct order. Bernece went xerographed after the third round and repeated the landlord's speech at the taxi rank. xerographered adj. Drunk past the point of making new memories, but still operating the machinery of departure. Kandia became xerographered after last orders and printed one final excuse for missing the train. xerographicsed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary conversation, with the evening conducted through copied gestures and repeated signals. Sargi went xerographicsed and communicated the proposed taxi arrangement entirely by pointing at coats. xerographied adj. Drunk in a way that fixes a negative version of the evening permanently onto the journey home. Celvin got xerographied after the third round and remembered the taxi queue in reverse. xerohalophyted adj. Drunk, with the result that a person thrives in the dry interval between the pub and the station. Dixee went xerohalophyted after closing time and crossed the windswept car park singing softly. xerolled adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the verge, rather than the pavement, seem the natural route home. Kahlan became xerolled after last orders and took the grassy margin all the way to the taxi rank.