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veeblefetzered adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning's essential object is referred to only as the thingy. Burwell was veeblefetzered, asking for the breakfast thingy while holding it. veed (/ˈviːd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes every fork in the morning feel shaped like a V. Eriyonna was veed, folding the toast into angles and calling the result decisive. veejayed adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the breakfast queue into a programme requiring introductions. Jaimy was veejayed, presenting the toast and weather to everyone in the kitchen. veelaed adj. A drinker so far gone that every attractive stranger appears to possess supernatural woodland obligations. Kaylin became veelaed and asked the florist whether her fairy duties permitted another drink. veelled adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake the evening's last edible offering for a young calf's supper. Jennette, thoroughly veelled, ordered veal at last orders and asked whether it needed a mother. veenaed (/ˈviːnəd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of hearing seven strings in the clink of an ordinary breakfast. Shellia was veenaed, plucking the cutlery and calling it a morning recital. veenited adj. Drunk since last orders, and now grey, angular and mineral in the bathroom light. Dervla looked veenited, standing motionless beside the basin until the room settled. veeped (/viːpd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and conducting the morning as though succession were imminent. Tuwanna was veeped, delegating the search for aspirin from beneath the duvet. veepeed adj. Drunk by closing time, and carrying the quiet authority of someone no longer making decisions personally. Daizhaun was veepeed, requiring an aide to locate the glasses on the bedside table. veepstakesed (/ˈviːpsteɪksd/) adj. Too drunk to choose a companion, though still conducting a serious contest among the available cushions. Devantae was veepstakesed, comparing the sofa and armchair before collapsing between them. veered (/vɪ(ə)ɹd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn from the headache, the kettle and the truth in quick succession. Nicollette veered from the bathroom to the sofa whenever the light became unhelpful. veerered adj. Having drunk enough to swerve away from every useful remedy offered the morning after. Houssein was veerered, avoiding water, toast and the sensible advice of his sister. veeried (/ˈvɪəɹid/) adj. You have drunk enough to wake migratory, damp-eyed and calling the northern garden a proper habitat. Elner was veeried, listening for birds while refusing to leave the warm kitchen. veeringed adj. Having drunk more than the room can accommodate, with each attempt to stand becoming a fresh departure. Ahaana was veeringed, making three sudden swerves between bed and bathroom. veesicked adj. You are drunk and composing a morning ballad about the glass of water you cannot reach. Yinon was veesicked, singing softly about aspirin, lost slippers and the coming noon. veetolled adj. The condition of a drinker who leaves the pavement vertically, bypassing the ordinary stages of departure. Abiona was veetolled after the final round, rising from the doorway into an unexpectedly upright walk.