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variable squirrelled adj. Drunk to the point where every available hiding place seems worth investigating and claiming. Ajaye went variable squirrelled and stored crisps in three unrelated coat pockets. variable starred adj. Drunk enough to treat each change of expression as evidence of a newly discovered celestial object. Bayly got variable starred and named every flickering pub sign after friends. variable sweeped adj. Drunk beyond making a straight approach, yet certain that each changing course is strategically required. Michaelandrew went variable sweeped and conducted a tactical landing beside the piano. variable tandem repeat locused adj. Drunk in a way that reproduces one anecdote in several linked copies of differing length. Lynice got variable tandem repeat locused and retold the same story at every table. variable valve timinged adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every action arrive either prematurely or after its useful moment. Shameek went variable valve timinged and opened the door before anyone knocked. variabled (/[ˈvɛə.ɹi.ə.bl̩]d/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes the morning's answer depend entirely on who is asking. Douglus was variabled by breakfast, sober enough for tea but not for questions about the receipt. variablenessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and changing position, opinion and destination whenever observed. Makoy became variablenessed and supported whichever pub had most recently been suggested. variacinned adj. Too drunk to regulate the strength of an idea, delivering each one at an unsuitable voltage. Jaxtin got variacinned and presented a modest suggestion with unnecessary force. variacked (/ˈvɛəɹiˌækd/) adj. Still drunk, and turning the evening's confidence up or down by an imaginary dial. Mariques stayed variacked, repeatedly increasing the proposed walking distance home. variaded adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard every minor change of plan as a separate branch of destiny. Seldon went variaded and treated each missed bus as a new life trajectory. variadicked (/vɛəɹiˈædɪkd/) adj. Having drunk enough to accept an unlimited number of arguments, none of them relevant. Nehimiah got variadicked and invited the entire queue into a discussion about parking. variaed adj. A drinker so far gone that every familiar word acquires a second, equally certain pronunciation. Mauda went variaed and gave the village pub two names, both with full confidence. varialed adj. Having drunk more than balance permits, yet attempting a board rotation over ordinary flooring. Dontel went varialed and tried to rotate the serving tray like a skateboard. varianced (/ˈvɛː.ɹi.ənsd/) adj. You have drunk enough to vary the plan repeatedly while regarding each revision as an improvement. Lelend got varianced and improved the route home until it crossed the river twice. variancied adj. You are drunk and treating every deviation from the plan as deliberate refinement. Dessiah became variancied and called the missed train a superior logistical choice. variant readinged adj. Drunk, with the result that the same message changes slightly each time it is read aloud. Charliegh went variant readinged over the shopping list, producing three versions before reaching the kitchen.