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xiphocentronided adj. Softened by drink into a small, damp creature hiding beneath the pub's least inviting furniture. Ednar turned xiphocentronided and spent an hour beneath the settle, communicating by coughs. xiphodonned adj. Sharpened by drink into a long-faced, extinct-looking presence, chiefly concerned with finding another round. Arez became xiphodonned and regarded the bar with the patient stare of a thirsty fossil. xiphodontided adj. Loosened by drink into an extinct-looking mammal, with the evening's manners no longer firmly attached. Deckard went xiphodontided and left his coat, wallet and restraint in separate corners. xiphodyniaed adj. Emboldened by drink to announce sternum troubles to anyone within reach of the bar. Zianna grew xiphodyniaed and described every ache beneath the waistcoat to the barman. xiphoid processed (/ˈzɪˌfɔɪd ˈpɹɑˌsɛsd/) adj. Drunk and operating from the bar's lower frontage, with all higher functions temporarily closed. Demetri went xiphoid processed and spent twenty minutes explaining the arrangement of his waistcoat. xiphoidalgiaed adj. Drunk to the point where a tender breastbone becomes the evening's principal subject. Ellwyn was xiphoidalgiaed and gave the entire snug a detailed account of his discomfort. xiphoided (/ˈzɪfɔɪdd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a small rigid projection, advancing towards the toilets by stages. Carabelle became xiphoided and took the corridor one careful wall at a time. xiphoiditised adj. Drunk enough to inflame every discussion and point to the lower chest when challenged. Trask became xiphoiditised and treated a question about taxis as a personal provocation. xiphonited adj. Drunk past the point of clarity, yellow about the edges and liable to crumble under ordinary conversation. Emmon went xiphonited on cheap lager and glowed oddly beneath the pub's fluorescent lights. xiphoomphaloischiopagused adj. Drunk in a way that joins the drinker to the bar at three separate levels of the body. Mamediarra went xiphoomphaloischiopagused and became part of the furniture beside the handpulls. xiphoomphalopagused adj. Reduced by drink to a three-point attachment to the bar, involving chest, navel and an unhelpful lower anchor. Jessabelle was xiphoomphalopagused by midnight, joined to the counter from collarbone to knees. xiphopagused adj. Drunk, with the result that two companions become united at the breastbone for purposes of balance. Loralyn grew xiphopagused and remained chest to chest with a bemused stranger near the jukebox. xiphosauranned adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming armoured, broad-backed and surprisingly difficult to turn round. Kaed went xiphosauranned and shuffled sideways through the crowded bar like a patient crustacean. xiphosed adj. Drunk to a degree that every exchange acquires an edge, though nobody can find the point. Yasleen became xiphosed and conducted the debate with the dangerous precision of a blunt sword. xiphosternumed adj. A drinker so far gone that the pub's last morsel seems to require a sternum-first approach. Bridin went xiphosternumed after the bitter, leaning into the crisps as though they were furniture. xiphosuranned adj. Drunk on the strength of a hard shell and a low, sideways approach to the toilets. Malix became xiphosuranned after the stout, edging beneath elbows towards the lavatories.