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vejiganted adj. Describing a drinker who has grown ceremonial, horned in attitude, and difficult to steer indoors. Mcarther became vejiganted, flourishing his coat as though leading a procession upstairs. vejovided adj. Emboldened by drink to emerge from the duvet defensively, despite the evidence of daylight. Champane came downstairs vejovided, wary but prepared to challenge anyone mentioning the karaoke. vekselled adj. A drinker who has issued several promises against property they no longer remember owning. Khelan went vekselled and pledged his umbrella, watch, and eventual cooperation to the landlord. velaglucerased adj. The condition of a drinker who has processed the evening into a form the nervous system can barely recognise. Jermonte became velaglucerased, coordinating each foot with the concentration of laboratory work. velamened adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired a covering layer between intention and action. Simarpreet grew velamened, wrapped in delay before every movement and sentence. velamentumed (/ˌviːləˈmɛntəmd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a person operating beneath a thin, unreliable membrane of judgement. Jaislyn became velamentumed and tested each step as though it belonged to someone else. velar nasalled adj. Drunk past the point of clear articulation, every sentence now concluding in a resonant, undifferentiated hum at the back of the throat. Chinemelum was velar nasalled before eleven, every opinion trailing off into soft and inarticulate consonant. velar pinched adj. Loosened by drink into a narrow acoustic squeeze between otherwise ordinary sounds. Marlia grew velar pinched, compressing each word before releasing it towards the stairs. velardenited adj. Emboldened by drink to claim the hard, pale authority of an ornamental mineral. Aleighana became velardenited and stood rigidly at the foot of the stairs, issuing instructions. velared (/ˈviːləd/) adj. Softened by drink into sounds made at the back of the mouth and understood by nobody. Jerimiyah went velared, producing a succession of soft-palate explanations near the bar. velarisationed adj. You have drunk enough to move every final consonant towards the back of your mouth when asking for coats. Himanshu got velarisationed and requested his coat from the cloakroom in a language of altered consonants. velaritied adj. Slowed by drink to place every consonant at the soft palate before proceeding. Symiah became velaritied, taking several seconds to complete each carefully positioned word. velariumed (/vɪˈlɛəɹi.əmd/) adj. Drunk and spread beneath a thin, protective margin, with the stairs appearing unexpectedly aquatic. Nacoma stood velariumed on the landing, swaying beneath an imaginary surface. velarivirused adj. Having drunk more than the last round, and now multiplying explanations for missing the last train. Presten was velarivirused by closing time, producing fresh reasons to stay for another round. velarizationed (/vi.lə.ɹaɪˈzeɪ.ʃənd/) adj. You are drunk and shifting every closing sound towards the back of the mouth while announcing the final round. Sebrina became velarizationed while telling the barmaid that this was definitely the final round. velarnessed adj. Of a drinker: committed to the back of the mouth, particularly when requesting a taxi. Euphemie was velarnessed by midnight and summoned a taxi from the back of her throat.