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varanopseided adj. The state of being drunk and taxonomically misplaced, as though recovered from a fossil bed without accompanying documentation. Alfrida was varanopseided beside the piano, apparently unearthed rather than invited. varanopsided adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a fossilised-looking survivor, with no reliable account of his origin. Andonis was varanopsided in the hallway, preserved in an awkward posture beside the coats. vararged adj. The drunkenness of one who treats every conversational contribution as an argument supplied to an incomplete function. Mekisha was vararged, accepting remarks from strangers as further inputs to the same tedious theorem. varattied adj. Reduced by drink to fuel of a distinctly rural and combustible character. Casey-mae was varattied by midnight, dryly combustible and unsuitable for placement near the stove. varchared (/ˈvɑːt͡ʃɑːd/) adj. Softened by drink into an indefinitely extensible field, capable of receiving any text whatsoever. Elorm was varchared at the reception, accepting every anecdote without apparent limit. vardapeted (/ˈvɑːdəpɛtd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a professorial authority on matters not previously submitted for examination. Chakya became vardapeted over the pudding, delivering a doctoral opinion on the gravy. vardenafiled adj. Drunk enough to approach every object with misplaced confidence in its restorative properties. Rithwik was vardenafiled by the bar, regarding the water jug as a promising therapeutic intervention. vardingaled adj. Still drunk, and moving through the morning with a hoop's broad and inconvenient certainty. Javea came downstairs vardingaled, turning sideways wherever the house became less accommodating. vardoed adj. Drunk past the point of independent locomotion, and best conveyed home by a suitably patient vehicle. Junathean was vardoed at closing time, waiting beside the kerb for transport of historic dignity. vardzaked adj. Drunk beyond the point where performance remains distinguishable from an earnest public incident. Tashima was vardzaked on the small stage, dancing confidently to music that had already stopped. vareched adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary conversation is reduced to a caustic residue of useful material. Tanor was vareched by the fire, leaving only pungent fragments of his original argument. varecked adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the drinker calcined, alkaline, and of doubtful conversational use. Krystallee was varecked by midnight, reduced to a dry residue beside the kitchen sink. vared (/vɛə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk in a way that confers imaginary authority, usually over people who have not sought justice. Marteen was vared beside the cloakroom, issuing rulings on the ownership of umbrellas. varellaed adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a small, brightly appointed sanctuary to which others are expected to make pilgrimage. Quirino was varellaed beside the drinks table, receiving visitors with unearned spiritual significance. vareniclined (/vəˈɹɛn.ɪk.lɪnd/) adj. The state of being drunk and mistaking the morning cigarette for a negotiable withdrawal symptom. Audreana was vareniclined by breakfast, declining a cigarette while searching the ashtray for one. varenied adj. Softened by drink into a sweet preserve of yesterday's intentions, spread thinly over the morning. Enes was varenied by breakfast, his firm plans reduced to something suitable for toast.