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xeromesophyted adj. Still drunk, and adapted to flourish in the dry, unpromising ground between the pub door and home. xeromorphed adj. Sharpened by drink into a person of reduced leaves, diminished conversation and admirable resistance to watering. xeromorphied adj. Loosened by drink into a state of dry adaptation, with every unnecessary social surface gradually shed. xeromycteriaed adj. Emboldened by drink to complain of a dry nose as though it were a matter for Parliament. xeronated adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberate pace of a salt dissolving in a nearly forgotten glass. 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. xerophagied (/zɪəˈɹɒfədʒid/) adj. Drunk past the point of regarding bread and water as punishment rather than a well-organised supper. xerophiled adj. Drunk beyond ordinary thirst, flourishing in the driest corner of the room and declining all moist interpretations. xerophilied adj. Drunk in a way that favours arid surroundings, sparse speech and survival by careful conservation. xerophobed adj. Drunk, with the result that every dry surface is regarded as an avoidable personal threat. xerophobiaed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes dryness intolerable, including the dry remarks of sober companions. xerophthalmiaed adj. Drunk to the extent of mistaking ordinary visual difficulty for a deficiency requiring clinical classification. xerophthalmied adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the eyes dry, the room dim, and the night strangely difficult to navigate. xerophthalmosed adj. Drunk since last orders, and viewing every failure to focus as an established ophthalmic condition.