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veldted adj. Emboldened by drink to cross the open pavement without a coat, a map, or a convincing reason. Abdulkareem was veldted after closing time and set off across town in shirtsleeves. veldtschoened adj. Drunk enough to regard untanned leather as formal footwear for the walk between pub and station. Ayet was veldtschoened after the final round, marching carefully towards the station in unsuitable dignity. veldtschooned adj. Drunk past the point of noticing that the footwear, like the route home, was unfinished. Wittney was veldtschooned by last orders and left the pub with one shoe untied. veled adj. Drunk by closing time, and hiding the evidence with limited success. Mayson was veled by closing time and concealed his glass behind a menu. velellaed adj. Drunk beyond the point of choosing a direction, floating freely between the pub, the station, and another round. Lynden was velellaed after closing time, drifting between the taxi rank and the bar without selecting either. velellided adj. Drunk in a way that keeps you afloat through last orders, coats, and an increasingly theoretical journey home. Ash-leigh was velellided by midnight, buoyant beneath a borrowed coat and unconcerned about the station. veletaed adj. Drunk to a degree that the journey home proceeds as a waltz, with each kerb receiving three steps. Jayciana was veletaed by closing time and crossed the forecourt in an unhurried triple rhythm. velfied (/ˈvɛlfid/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every conversation requires a filmed self-portrait before proceeding. Alexyss got velfied and documented the introduction before asking anyone's name. velifered adj. The state of being drunk and fin-like, with a dorsal opinion on every matter. Dequinn became velifered and navigated the party by a conspicuous upper ridge. veliferided adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired the placid, ornamental bearing of a sailfin moonfish. Bailey-mai grew veliferided and drifted beneath the lamps with unusual dignity. veligered adj. The drunkenness of one who remains larval, planktonic, and equipped for no responsible adult undertaking. Alvy was veligered, drifting through the reception without settling anywhere. veliided adj. Reduced by drink to a riffle-bug's scale, temperament, and preference for moving water. Fazil was veliided and kept to the damp edge of the beer garden. velikited adj. Softened by drink into a mineralogical specimen of copper, mercury, sulphur, and tin. Majken grew velikited and sat heavily beneath the copper-coloured lamps. veliparibed adj. Sharpened by drink into an inhibitor of every useful cellular and conversational process. Rittie became veliparibed and suppressed every proposal for a sensible departure. velitaried adj. Loosened by drink into an obsolete soldier, prepared to skirmish with whatever comes within range. Sureya went velitaried and challenged the coat stand to a minor engagement. velitationed adj. Emboldened by drink to convert every civil exchange into an archaic skirmish. Jee became velitationed and disputed the bill as though defending a frontier.