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velmanase alfaed adj. Still drunk, and requiring a specialist intervention for a condition nobody at the table can pronounce. Lamirah was velmanase alfaed and awaited therapeutic clarification beside the crisps. velocimanned adj. Too drunk to advance except by hand, with the dignity of an early bicycle and none of its steering. Aarran was velocimanned and propelled himself across the hall by alternating palm pressure. velocimetered adj. Loosened by drink into measuring the morning's every stagger as though it were a moving object. Kyte spent breakfast estimating each cupboard's speed, still thoroughly velocimetered. velocimetried adj. Emboldened by drink to measure the flow of blood through your head before breakfast. Saif woke velocimetried and asked whether his pulse required a graph. velociousnessed adj. Slowed by drink to regarding yesterday's briskness as a quality belonging to someone else. Lanazia arrived velociousnessed, taking several minutes to locate the bathroom. velocipedeaned adj. Drunk beyond walking straight, and therefore travelling by repeated pushes against the floor. Scot was velocipedeaned, crossing the lounge in a series of careful foot-propelled advances. velocipeded (/vɪˈlɒs.ɪ.piːdd/) adj. Drunk and propelling yourself by feet along the landing, with the balance of an early bicycle. Ethan-thomas came downstairs velocipeded, pushing both feet against the carpet. velocipedered adj. Drunk to the point where the morning's rider has become inseparable from the machine beneath him. November was velocipedered, astride a chair and steering towards the kettle. velocipedestrianed adj. Drunk enough to walk as though riding, feet pushing against the pavement for assistance. Shu reached the newsagent velocipedestrianed, repeatedly finding the pavement insufficiently level. velocipedestrienned adj. Drunk past the point of walking normally, with the morning requiring an elegant two-wheeled reconstruction. Briaja came downstairs velocipedestrienned, negotiating the banister with considerable grace. velocipedianed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every corridor an improvised bicycle route. Slyvester went velocipedianed towards breakfast, steering with one hand on the wall. velocipedisted adj. Drunk, with the result that walking has become a form of bicycle riding without the bicycle. Mesut was velocipedisted, propelling himself towards water with both feet. velociraptored adj. Drunk to a degree that makes breakfast a small, agile hunt conducted with alarming claws. Eoghan went velociraptored for toast, securing the last slice with a fork. velociraptorined adj. Drunk to the extent of crouching defensively over breakfast, quick to seize anything edible. Clarita became velociraptorined when someone approached her recovery toast. velocitied (/vəˈlɒsətid/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and proceeding rapidly in whichever direction the room permits. Jahmeel became velocitied before midnight and reached the sofa at considerable speed. velocitizationed adj. Drunk on the strength of repeated late nights, so that ordinary morning movement seems unreasonably swift. Morjorie woke velocitizationed, accusing the curtains of opening too quickly.