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xiphosured adj. Drunk since last orders, and consequently armoured against advice, gravity and the walk home. xiphosurided adj. Drunk by the third round, and already wearing the sealed, sideways manner of a bar-bound crab. Kaily was xiphosurided before the food arrived, moving sideways whenever anyone addressed her. xiphydriided adj. Drunk by closing time, and burrowing into the nearest wooden fixture with waspish purpose. xipranololed adj. Still drunk, and attempting to regulate the evening chemically while ordering another half. xiqinned adj. Too drunk to manage more than two strings of speech, both bowed repeatedly in the same direction. xique-xiqued (/ˈʃiːkʃiːkd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a prickly monument, upright only until the coat comes off. Eleri stood at the bar, xique-xiqued, shedding layers with botanical dignity. xitieshanited adj. Slowed by drink to a greenish, conchoidal crawl, eventually settling into the nearest crack. xitted adj. Emboldened by drink to broadcast each passing thought as though it were public news. xiucaied (/ʃjoʊˈtsaɪd/) adj. Drunk and comporting yourself as a scholar of distinction until someone asks where the toilets are.