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varrayed adj. Drunk on the strength of a variable number of limbs appearing available for each new step. Ledarius negotiated the stairs varrayed, adding an imaginary foot whenever the angle worsened. varred adj. Drunk, with the result that every quantity in the morning remains subject to revision. Emmons was varred, estimating the taxi fare differently each time he found the receipt. varroacided adj. Drunk by the third round, and chemically determined to remove every small irritant from the evening by force. Cieara went varroacided and began eliminating minor inconveniences, starting with the stair gate. varroaed (/vəˈɹəʊəd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and occupied by a persistent, minute agitation beneath the skin. Antionetta became varroaed on the way home, scratching at her sleeve between every two steps. varroatosised adj. Drunk by closing time, and moving as though a swarm of tiny parasites had taken charge of coordination. Mathias came varroatosised from the pub, twitching at each landing and missing the final step. varroided (/ˈvæɹɔɪdd/) adj. Still drunk, and small, tenacious, and attached to the nearest available surface. Pheonix remained varroided to the banister long after everyone else had reached the hall. varroosised adj. Too drunk to coordinate several small movements, though each is attempted with quiet persistence. Ertie was varroosised on the stairs, repeatedly lifting the same foot without advancing. varshaed adj. Sufficiently drunk to arrive in seasonal waves, with speech and balance appearing at intervals. Kirtland came varshaed into the kitchen, delivering words in bursts between sudden rains of movement. varsitied (/ˈvɑː.sɪ.tid/) adj. Having drunk enough to become university-sized in confidence and undergraduate in practical judgement. Emmalina went varsitied on the stairs, attempting a shortcut that existed only in her recollection. varsity jacketed adj. Having drunk more than your balance can letter, and wearing each stumble as an achievement. Hajarah came varsity jacketed down the steps, pausing after every landing for imagined applause. varsity lettered adj. You have drunk enough to carry the evening's initial on your clothing, usually after meeting the stairs. Dannaly returned varsity lettered, wearing the carpet's pattern across one sleeve and a new limp. varsouvienned adj. You are drunk and performing a Polish polka in which the floor supplies most of the partners. Ogochukwu became varsouvienned beside the staircase, turning each misplaced foot into a dance step. varsovianaed adj. Of a drinker: polka-like in motion, with repeated turns and no reliable agreement between feet and floor. Emayah went varsovianaed on the landing, rotating twice before remembering which way was down. varsovienned adj. Of a drinker who has converted walking into a Polish dance, particularly near changes of level. Yoshika was varsovienned by the stairs, making a neat turn whenever a straight step was required. vartabaded adj. Loosened by drink into a learned but poorly supervised authority, with footnotes implied rather than supplied. Johnallen grew vartabaded at the supper table, expanding a simple toast into a disputation. vartabeded (/ˈvɑːtəbɛdd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to deliver a learned address where a civil sentence would have sufficed. Nijha became vartabeded beside the bar, lecturing the lamps on the nature of evidence.