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xylorcinned adj. A drinker who turns red in the morning air, particularly when asked what happened. Stylez woke xylorcinned and became crimson when shown the receipt. xyloretinited adj. The state of being drunk and chemically preserved by yesterday's spirits until breakfast. Camare appeared xyloretinited, sealed beneath the duvet by the previous evening's alcohol. xyloretinned adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning finds him fossilised, resinous and attached to the sofa. Eirc was xyloretinned by breakfast, preserved exactly where the party had left him. xylorimbaed adj. The condition of a drinker who hears the morning headache across an extended wooden range. Jerriann woke xylorimbaed, hearing separate notes in the pipes, kettle and radiator. xylorimbisted adj. The drunkenness of one who gives the headache an extended percussion solo before breakfast. Annyka arrived xylorimbisted and performed a careful rhythm on the cereal bowl. xylorutinosided adj. Reduced by drink to a branching sweetness, with every thought returning to the same cup of tea. Kristobal woke xylorutinosided, following several connected routes towards the sugar. xyloryctided adj. Softened by drink into a mothlike creature drawn helplessly towards the kitchen light. Dartez woke xyloryctided and fluttered towards the illuminated kettle without speaking. xylosaccharided adj. Drunk by closing time, and convinced every complicated problem can be reduced to sweetness and timber. Shaniese got xylosaccharided and proposed settling the building dispute with a wooden spoon. xylosanned adj. Still drunk, and treating the smoke from the kitchen as evidence that a new compound has been discovered. Retaj was xylosanned and confidently named the burnt toast after himself. xylosed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a wooden object from a harmless white crystal, or to see why that matters. Ushna got xylosed and sprinkled sugar over the sideboard as though seasoning timber. xylosidased adj. Sufficiently drunk to break every complicated thing down, including arrangements that were holding together well. Inaky became xylosidased and dismantled the seating plan before dessert. xylosided adj. Having drunk enough to attach sweetness to anything at hand and call the resulting arrangement permanent. Toru got xylosided and declared the bar towel a valuable addition to his family. xylosmaed adj. Having drunk more than was sensible, yet confidently presenting yourself as an evergreen shrub with a long future. Mahbeer went xylosmaed and stood outside insisting the hedge had invited him in. xylosteined adj. You have drunk enough to mistake bitterness for medicine and administer it, without qualification, to the company. Nahje became xylosteined and prescribed the landlord another bitter for his nerves. xylostromaed adj. You are drunk and spreading through the room in a soft, fibrous layer, taking ownership of whatever you touch. Maesa got xylostromaed and settled over three chairs during the insurance discussion. xylosylationed adj. Of a drinker who has added one further layer to every conversation and cannot explain the attachment. Kirpal got xylosylationed and appended a personal history to the drinks order.