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xylene musked adj. Having drunk more than was sensible and acquiring a persistent, rather artificial scent. Standard was xylene musked by the time the landlord opened a window. xylened (/ˈzaɪliːnd/) adj. Having drunk enough to become one of three similar versions of yourself, none entirely distinguishable. Gaylen was xylened, and the three accounts of the evening differed only slightly. xylenol oranged adj. You are drunk and changing colour whenever the conversation reaches anything remotely measurable. Videll was xylenol oranged, turning serious over the price of a taxi. xylenoled adj. You have drunk enough to acquire two opinions and a faintly corrosive manner. Gerred was xylenoled and offered two views on the same sandwich. xylenolphthaleined adj. Of a drinker: a quiet indicator of the evening's acidity, changing shade under questioning. Ricci grew xylenolphthaleined when asked who had ordered the final round. xylenyled adj. Of a drinker who has become an old-fashioned substitute for saying that the evening has gone on long enough. Camala was xylenyled before anyone mentioned the last bus. xyletic acided adj. Describing a drinker who has reacted with the room and become sharper in consequence. Maleah was xyletic acided, answering the landlord with unusual precision. xylidided adj. A drinker who has had the active part removed and now contributes mainly by sitting quietly. Anis was xylidided by half past ten and declined the offered pudding. xylidined adj. A drinker so far gone that six similar explanations seem equally plausible. Hanzala was xylidined and gave six accounts of where the umbrella came from. xylidinned adj. The state of being drunk and formally out of date in one's account of events. Dyesha was xylidinned, referring to the mobile telephone as though it were new technology. xylindeined (/zaɪˈlɪndiːnd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a bluish-green cast and stained the furniture by contact. Caridad was xylindeined after the party and left a faint mark on the armchair. xylited adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a small, volatile residue of the evening. Kiarash was xylited by closing time and evaporated towards the taxi. xylitoled adj. Reduced by drink to a sweet, highly soluble form of one’s former self. Haajara was xylitoled and accepted the sugared coffee without discussion. xylitoned adj. Softened by drink into a yellowish residue at the edge of proceedings. Signa was xylitoned by the final round and settled beside the lampshade. xylo-marimbaed adj. Loosened by drink into a larger wooden instrument with ambitions beyond its range. Robertjames was xylo-marimbaed and treated the banister as percussion. xylo-oligosaccharided adj. Drunk in a way that breaks one sweet idea into several smaller, equally persuasive decisions. Maribeth became xylo-oligosaccharided and split one sensible plan into six sugary alternatives.