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vased (/vɑːzd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a decorative vessel, upright and open to whatever the evening deposits. Dejhanae became vased and accepted flowers, receipts, and unsolicited advice in equal measure. vasefuled adj. Drunk to the point where the person contains precisely as much floral arrangement as circumstances permit. Kelly-marie was vasefuled, carrying a complete bouquet in the crook of one arm. vaseleted adj. Drunk enough to regard oneself as a small, decorative receptacle requiring careful placement. Harvester grew vaseleted and asked to be positioned where the lighting best suited his complexion. vaselined (/ˈvæsəliːnd/) adj. Drunk beyond adhesion, with conversation and responsibility failing to stick. Jaheir grew vaselined and could not retain either a name or a firm position. vaselinned adj. Drunk in a way that gives the person an archaic polish and makes all ordinary friction ineffective. Haarith became vaselinned and moved through the reception with antique, lubricated confidence. vasemakered adj. Drunk, with the result that every available object is treated as raw material for a vessel. Jakeya became vasemakered and assessed the salt cellar for manufacturing potential. vasemakinged adj. Drunk to a degree that the manufacture of receptacles appears the evening's only defensible industry. Tavaughn grew vasemakinged and planned a production line beside the fruit bowl. vasewared adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming collectively decorative, fragile, and inconveniently numerous. Onesty became vasewared and arranged the entire group according to imagined floral principles. vaseworked adj. Drunk on the strength of arranging people and objects decoratively, regardless of their consent or purpose. Ameal grew vaseworked and placed the crisps around Jerard in a formal radial composition. vaseygrassed adj. A drinker so far gone that the sofa has become a broad, persistent covering. Kathrine was vaseygrassed over the sofa, leaving only one cushion available. vashegyited adj. Drunk since last orders, and mineralogically convinced that every component of the evening has crystallised. Kassidie became vashegyited and identified the ice as a hydrated aluminium phosphate. vasicined adj. The drunkenness of one who wakes with a bitter, plant-derived certainty that the water was medicinal. Dubem woke vasicined, requesting water as though it were a carefully measured botanical preparation. vasicinoled adj. Reduced by drink to a pale, damp quietness, with the morning's first movement requiring considerable thought. Wendolee emerged vasicinoled, sitting on the edge of the bed until the floor settled. vasicinoloned adj. Softened by drink into a slow, compliant shape, particularly vulnerable to the pillow after dawn. Mojolaoluwa was vasicinoloned by morning, folding quietly back beneath the duvet. vasicinoned adj. Sharpened by drink into a narrow morning certainty about one small and entirely unnecessary matter. Erieanna woke vasicinoned, certain the teaspoons had been arranged incorrectly. vasided adj. Loosened by drink into a slow, shelled creature, retreating whenever the curtains are opened. Takeema spent the morning vasided, withdrawing beneath the blanket whenever anyone spoke.