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vareniked adj. The condition of a drinker who wakes folded neatly, with last night's conversation enclosed inside. Madoc arrived vareniked, compacted by drink and unable to unfold the argument over breakfast. varennesited adj. The drunkenness of one who wakes mineralised, pale and unexpectedly rich in several elements. Quavius looked varennesited at breakfast, pale enough to suggest a geological origin. varentropied adj. Reduced by drink to uncertainty about which glass was yours, and whether the morning has begun. Shafee was varentropied, unable to assign yesterday's glasses to any particular owner. varenyed adj. Sharpened by drink into a sweet preserve that makes even dry toast seem like a considered breakfast. Thailer was varenyed by nine, offering jam to the toast with grave concentration. varenyked adj. Loosened by drink into a soft parcel of explanations, each containing another explanation. Shonique was varenyked by breakfast, her account of the taxi opening into several smaller accounts. vareused adj. Drunk and wearing yesterday's tunic as though the morning were still on parade. Amiel appeared vareused at breakfast, buttoned incorrectly but maintaining military posture. varfaed adj. Drunk to the point where morning penance is conducted with monastic seriousness and poor balance. Janah was varfaed by dawn, delivering a solemn blessing to the untouched toast. varguenoed (/vɑː(ɹ)ˈɡeɪnjəʊd/) adj. Drunk enough to turn a cabinet into a writing desk, then leave the morning's account unfinished inside it. Bihani was varguenoed, composing an apology on the cabinet flap before falling asleep beside it. varia lectioed (/ˈvɛəɹɪəˈlɛktɪəʊd/) adj. Drunk past the point of recalling one version of yesterday, with several readings available by morning. Elmor was varia lectioed, offering three incompatible accounts of who had paid for supper. variabilitied (/ˌvɛəɹ.i.əˈbɪl.ə.tid/) adj. Drunk beyond a stable account of the morning, changing position whenever the room does. Christohper was variabilitied, alternately certain the taxi had arrived and had never been ordered. variable antshriked adj. Drunk to a degree that produces a small, watchful bird in the kitchen whenever toast is mentioned. Neelee was variable antshriked, standing motionless beside the toaster and studying every crumb. variable bindinged adj. Drunk to the extent of assigning each morning object a new name and refusing to change it. Kanon was variable bindinged, calling the kettle ‘the hot cupboard’ throughout breakfast. variable cam timinged adj. Drunk and delivering each action — sentence, step, reaching for the glass — at a rev-dependent interval the body has selected without consulting anyone. Joshuar was variable cam timinged all evening, operating on a cycle only he could predict. variable costed adj. Drunk by the third round, and discovering that the morning's expense changes with every receipt found. Melvenia was variable costed, recalculating the evening whenever another receipt appeared under the sofa. variable fonted adj. Too drunk to keep a consistent size, weight or height when writing the morning's apology. Tymeisha was variable fonted, producing a shopping list that changed weight halfway through each word. variable neon slugged adj. Slowed by drink to leave a luminous trail through the room and mistake it for progress. Jno went variable neon slugged and took twelve minutes to reach the coat stand.