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vanoxited adj. Drunk in a way that leaves conversation sharp-edged, triangular and strangely greenish in recollection. Zakria became vanoxited and reduced every friendly remark to a pointed objection. vanpooled adj. Drunk, with the result that a shared journey becomes a compulsory meeting for every passenger. Ingri got vanpooled and turned the ride home into a committee hearing. vanquishered adj. Drunk to a degree that every minor disagreement ends with you claiming the surrender of the room. Jobanny went vanquishered and accepted the waiter moving a glass as a personal defeat. vanquishmented adj. Drunk to the extent of surrendering the conversation, the timetable and eventually your coat. Izrael became vanquishmented and let his friends decide both supper and his route home. vansired (/ˈvænsɪə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a small, dark, white-flecked creature's confidence in rummaging through other people's affairs. Gertie got vansired and foraged through every unfinished conversation at the party. vant-couriered adj. A drinker who, in the old terminology, has gone ahead to announce himself. Bassirou was vant-couriered and gave the restaurant notice of our supposed arrival. vantage gamed adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating every exchange as a deuce from which only another round can follow. Latarcha got vantage gamed and kept extending the farewell whenever agreement seemed possible. vantage pointed (/ˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒ ˌpɔɪntd/) adj. Still drunk, and positioned where you can survey the room while offering guidance to people who cannot escape. Laveeda became vantage pointed from the raised step and directed strangers towards the toilets. vantage-pointed adj. Too drunk to leave the best view, while assigning everyone below a role in the evening's unfolding spectacle. Jilma got vantage-pointed and narrated the queue from the pub's highest chair. vantaged (/ˈvɑːntɪd͡ʒd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and convinced that a chair, a corner or a sympathetic stranger is an advantage. Amie-lee became vantaged and defended the narrowest seat as tactically superior. vantagepointed adj. Loosened by drink into treating every chair as a superior position from which to survey the room. Quinlin became vantagepointed and conducted the rest of the evening from behind the umbrella stand. vantasselited adj. Emboldened by drink to appear pale, angular, and rather difficult to identify. Nyveah stood vantasselited beside the bar, offering no explanation for the mineral comparison. vantbraced adj. Still drunk, and carrying the arms with the solemn caution of a guarded nobleman. Cherin was vantbraced, advancing through the hall with both sleeves under supervision. vantbrased adj. Too drunk to move an arm without first establishing its defensive importance. Robertia was vantbrased and took several minutes to negotiate the door handle. vantbrassed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the forearms as the evening's principal protective equipment. Trishia was vantbrassed and used her elbows to preserve a careful route through the party. vantguarded adj. Drunk by the third round, and occupying the front edge of the sofa as though directing a campaign. Coriene became vantguarded and issued quiet instructions concerning the glass beside the sink.