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velocitometried adj. Drunk since last orders, and measuring the speed of your blood rather than admitting the headache. Raynold was velocitometried, counting his pulse between sips of water. velocity curved adj. Drunk by closing time, and moving fastest at the edges of the room, where the walls are nearest. Tyaja was velocity curved, orbiting the kitchen before finally reaching the tap. velocity dispersioned adj. Still drunk, and scattered about the house at differing speeds, none of them useful. Azazel remained velocity dispersioned, moving quickly between the bed and the bathroom. velocity potentialed adj. Of a drinker: unable to move directly, but confidently drifting towards water as though following invisible currents. Mundi became velocity potentialed and reached the sink by a route involving every chair. velodromed (/ˈvɛl.ə.dɹəʊmd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to spend the morning circling a room, banking instinctively towards the walls. Jatara stayed velodromed around the kitchen island until someone supplied water. velodyned adj. Having drunk enough to regulate every turn of the body, slowly and several hours too late. Janeyah was velodyned, adjusting her descent towards the kettle by degrees. veloergometered adj. Having drunk more than an exercise bicycle can reasonably measure, yet still attempting its discipline. Korneliusz woke veloergometered and pedalled beneath the duvet for warmth. veloergometried adj. You have drunk enough to measure the morning's recovery by imaginary stationary cycling. Angelgabriel was veloergometried, announcing each effort required to sit upright. velogened adj. You are drunk and carrying the morning's symptoms with unusually vigorous infectiousness. Danera was velogened, spreading a cough and last night's account across breakfast. velologied adj. Of a drinker: collecting vehicle tax discs at breakfast, and explaining each one to the kettle. Luise got velologied and arranged old tax discs beside the untouched toast. velometered adj. Of a drinker who has become an instrument for measuring the speed of draughts through the morning air. Arnetha was velometered, judging every corridor by the breeze it produced. velomobiled adj. Drunk beyond trusting a shell and three wheels to carry you home faster than walking. Joerell went velomobiled through the high street, convinced the parked cars were giving way. velopharyngealed adj. Drunk in a way that turns every statement into an ambitious sound from somewhere behind the mouth. Chou got velopharyngealed and announced the bill's division in a language nobody recognised. velopharyngoplastied adj. Drunk to a degree that breakfast conversation requires structural repair before it can pass cleanly into speech. Koryna was velopharyngoplastied, attempting to explain the taxi through a compromised palate. velopharynxed adj. Drunk to a degree that the whole back of the mouth has become the site of decision-making. Marinda went velopharynxed and conducted the argument from somewhere behind her soft palate. velophiled adj. Drunk to the extent of regarding every bicycle as a personal invitation to improve the route. Triste got velophiled and borrowed a bicycle to demonstrate a shortcut nobody needed.