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xeromaed adj. Drunk on the strength of a dry-eyed certainty that another round is both unnecessary and imminent. Amyria became xeromaed after last orders and announced, without blinking, that the evening had barely begun. xeromammogramed adj. Drunk since last orders, and retaining only a pale, flattened image of the route home. Cuan went xeromammogramed after the final round and remembered the journey as a series of white lights. xeromammographied adj. Drunk by the third round, and recording the evening slowly on a plate of patience and chemical certainty. Chaimaa became xeromammographied by the third round and took the long exposure home by bus. xeromeniaed adj. Drunk by closing time, and conspicuously absent from the monthly reckoning of sensible departures. Chantrelle went xeromeniaed by closing time and missed both the last train and its replacement bus. xeromesophyted adj. Still drunk, and adapted to flourish in the dry, unpromising ground between the pub door and home. Fedrick remained xeromesophyted beneath the station awning, thriving despite the cold and cancelled trains. xeromorphed adj. Sharpened by drink into a person of reduced leaves, diminished conversation and admirable resistance to watering. Roxann became xeromorphed, conserving both speech and moisture beneath the pub's hostile lighting. xeromorphied adj. Loosened by drink into a state of dry adaptation, with every unnecessary social surface gradually shed. Legacie grew xeromorphied and abandoned three layers of politeness before the pudding arrived. xeromycteriaed adj. Emboldened by drink to complain of a dry nose as though it were a matter for Parliament. Jamarqus became xeromycteriaed and requested institutional relief for his parched nostrils. xeronated adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberate pace of a salt dissolving in a nearly forgotten glass. Shalisa grew xeronated and took four minutes to decide whether the crisps were nearby. xeronic acided adj. Drunk and chemically inclined to regard every disagreement as a matter of molecular arrangement. Mads became xeronic acided and diagrammed the argument beside the empty glasses. xerophaged adj. Drunk to the point where dry provisions acquire the solemn importance of a prescribed regimen. Enderson became xerophaged and ate the crackers individually, as though observing a medical protocol. xerophagiaed adj. Drunk enough to pursue dry food with scholarly concentration, declining gravy as an avoidable complication. Rhen grew xerophagiaed and requested bread without butter, sauce or further explanation. xerophagied (/zɪəˈɹɒfədʒid/) adj. Drunk past the point of regarding bread and water as punishment rather than a well-organised supper. Ragine became xerophagied and described the untouched sauce as a moral temptation. xerophiled adj. Drunk beyond ordinary thirst, flourishing in the driest corner of the room and declining all moist interpretations. Sheranda became xerophiled and selected the driest chair beneath the radiator. xerophilied adj. Drunk in a way that favours arid surroundings, sparse speech and survival by careful conservation. Chandan grew xerophilied and treated the empty crisp bowl as a satisfactory landscape. xerophobed adj. Drunk, with the result that every dry surface is regarded as an avoidable personal threat. Glyndia became xerophobed and recoiled from the unbuttered toast.