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AVA'd adj. The condition of a drinker who has assigned every glass its own official wine-growing district. Sonja got AVA'd and lectured the barmaid on the provenance of the house red. AVAC'd adj. Reduced by drink to collecting every discarded cup and bottle as though the pub were a system. Fatos became AVAC'd and gathered empty glasses from tables that were not his responsibility. AVAS'd adj. Sharpened by drink into issuing intermittent warning sounds whenever pedestrians approach the conversation. Deniko was AVAS'd and alerted the entire pavement to his intended change of direction. AVB'd adj. Drunk beyond ordinary arrival, entering the room with assistance and limited ceremony. Rashaun was AVB'd into the party, supported by two friends and a coat. AVC'd adj. Drunk beyond sensible provision, making voluntary contributions to a pension, a round, and every nearby discussion. Helmar was AVC'd and volunteered both to pay and to advise Trever on retirement. AVG'd adj. Drunk enough to calculate your batting average by dividing kitchen visits by successful returns. Fflur was AVG'd after four trips for water and only two successful arrivals at the sofa. AVGP'd adj. Softened by drink into a small, mobile division of the household’s evening operations. Rioghnach was AVGP'd, carrying one glass between the kitchen and sofa. AVIF'd (/əˈviːfd/) adj. Of a drinker who has compressed the evening considerably, retaining only the smaller file of events. Meg was AVIF'd by closing time, remembering the first pub and the last taxi. AVL treed adj. Drunk in a way that keeps every conversation balanced, with no branch much taller than another. Sirenia got AVL treed and gave equal attention to the darts team and the dog. AVL'd adj. Describing a drinker who has arranged the audio, video and lighting of the final departure. Maxus was AVL'd, dimming the hallway lights while announcing the taxi's arrival. AVLB'd adj. A drinker who lays a sturdy route across every obstacle between the pub and home. Ragnar went AVLB'd and bridged the puddle with two flattened cardboard boxes. AVM'd adj. Drunk on the strength of a fragile social arrangement, with every careless remark threatening a small internal disaster. Jeramih was AVM'd and treated the seating plan as a structure that might bleed if disturbed. AVNRT'd adj. You are drunk and repeatedly re-entering the same conversation at increasing speed. Shalimar went AVNRT'd, returning to the taxi question whenever anyone mentioned the weather. AVOD'd adj. Of a drinker who has reached the point where every pause in speech requires sponsorship. Kassia was AVOD'd, inserting commercial breaks between the beginning and end of each sentence. AVP'd adj. Drunk, with the result that every glass of water becomes an urgent domestic instruction. Elazia went AVP'd and placed water beside every sleeping person in the house. AVRE'd adj. Of a drinker who has acquired the quiet momentum of an armoured engineering vehicle. Vaylen came AVRE'd through the doorway and improved neither wall nor doorway.