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velited adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a Roman skirmisher carrying equipment he has misplaced. Ry was velited, advancing upon the buffet with tactical but negligible speed. vellarded adj. Drunk and functioning as a causeway, allowing conversation, coats, and strangers to pass across you. Rosicela stood vellarded between the tables, permitting traffic in both directions. velled adj. The state of being drunk and packed away, salted and yielding, like an unfortunate item awaiting use. Zavian was thoroughly velled, folded into the corner beside the cheese board. velleitied (/vɛˈliː.ɪ.tid/) adj. Drunk to the point where desire remains theoretically present but no action follows. Suen became velleitied and expressed a wish for chips without approaching the counter. velleted (/ˈvɛlɪtd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired a thick, short surface of confidence and cannot be brushed against it. Rick went velleted and rejected the taxi because its upholstery lacked sufficient dignity. vellicationed adj. Drunk enough to regard every minor irritation as a persistent and personally administered tickle. Courtany grew vellicationed and objected to the tablecloth's repeated attentions. vellichored (/ˈvɛl.əˌkɔːd/) adj. Drunk past the point of recognising whether the bookshop's sadness belongs to memory or the evening. Wiljo became vellichored among the shelves and mourned several discontinued editions. vellied adj. Drunk beyond ordinary footwear, with the steady, practical resilience of a veldskoen. Kaeyla went vellied and crossed the wet pavement without consulting her feet. vellomaniaed adj. Drunk in a way that treats every old manuscript as an occasion for unregulated enthusiasm. Delante became vellomaniaed and appraised the menu as though it were a fifteenth-century codex. vellonned adj. Drunk, with the result that personal value has become copper-based, historical, and difficult to exchange. Rivaan grew vellonned and offered obsolete coinage for a fresh drink. vellosiminoled adj. Drunk to a degree that renders the drinker pharmacologically obscure but confidently comparable to something else. Korby became vellosiminoled and supplied synonyms for every item on the bar. vellosined adj. Drunk to the extent of possessing a Brazilian alkaloid's calm confidence in recurring disturbances. Baileyann was vellosined and treated each wave of nausea as a periodic botanical event. vellum clothed adj. Drunk since last orders, and transparent enough for every passing thought to be traced upon him. Jeeven was vellum clothed, revealing each intention before it had properly formed. vellum papered adj. Drunk by the third round, and smooth, heavy, and unsuitable for any hurried conclusion. Shyrone was vellum papered, presenting each simple answer with considerable surface authority. vellumed (/ˈvɛləmd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of having acquired a thin, delicate surface which no longer conceals the contents. Trachelle grew vellumed and became transparent about every private opinion. vellus haired adj. Drunk by closing time, and covered in the barely perceptible consequences of the evening. Elizebth was vellus haired, apparently composed but furnished with numerous fine complications.