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vanthoffited adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a colourless crystal forming in a laboratory. Treveon grew vanthoffited while attempting to return a borrowed coat. vanucizumabed adj. Drunk and binding selectively to one conversational target for the remainder of the evening. Zenya became vanucizumabed and addressed every remark to the quietest person present. vanuled adj. Drunk to the point where each sentence has acquired several small, branching departures. Weeda went vanuled while explaining why the taxi had been a strategic error. vanuralited adj. Drunk enough to become lemon-coloured, chemically elaborate, and of little practical assistance. Ebony-leigh was vanuralited and spent ten minutes locating the glass already in her hand. vanwarded adj. Drunk past the point of remaining behind anyone else, and now advancing without orders. Keyden grew vanwarded and reached the front door before the host had finished speaking. vanzacaftored adj. Drunk beyond ordinary assistance, requiring a carefully managed return to ordinary breathing. Talaiya became vanzacaftored and was given the quiet end of the sofa. vapaliximabed adj. Drunk, with the result that the usual social defences have been politely suppressed. Ambus was vapaliximabed and agreed to the third round without resistance. vape penned adj. Of a drinker: kept within a narrow range of movement, with occasional medicinal intentions. Shayera was vape penned and spent the evening returning to the same corner of the room. vaped (/veɪpd/) adj. Of a drinker who has become a small heated device, producing nervous puffs and unreliable steering. Audry was vaped by the stairs, exhaling carefully before attempting the first step. vaper's tongued adj. Drunk to the extent of finding every drink much the same as the last. Nata was vaper's tongued and described the stout as broadly similar to water. vapered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the mouth pursue an absent cloud. Renezmae was vapered and repeatedly searched the table for a device not belonging to her. vapidismed adj. Drunk on the strength of an evening in which very little has occurred and less has been said. Jacovian was vapidismed and watched the ice settle with quiet concentration. vapiditied adj. Drunk since last orders, and offering conversation of remarkably little substance. Yanneth was vapiditied and gave a detailed account of an envelope. vapidnessed adj. Drunk by the third round, and no longer improving the conversation by taking part in it. Yohel was vapidnessed and contributed a careful silence to the discussion. vapinged adj. Drunk by closing time, and drawing in the evening through a small artificial cloud. Cielo was vapinged and took several solemn breaths before answering about the bus. vapiprosted adj. Too drunk to let the blood settle, or the evening end, without further movement. Xiadani was vapiprosted and continued circulating after everyone else had sat down.