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veloplastied adj. Drunk on the strength of repairing the soft palate oneself, with confidence exceeding the available equipment. Mylania became veloplastied and attempted to improve her pronunciation with a teaspoon. velotaxied adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating a cycle rickshaw as a private carriage to anywhere. Mahidul went velotaxied and directed the pedicab towards a postcode he had invented. veloured (/vəˈlʊə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and developing a coarse, plush confidence about every surface and opinion. Cyria became veloured and declared the bar stool luxurious enough for a state occasion. veloutined adj. Drunk by closing time, and proceeding with the soft, corded assurance of someone dressed for a better decision. Teneia went veloutined and selected the locked garden gate as the evening's proper exit. velowayed adj. Still drunk, and following the cycle track with absolute faith despite having neither bicycle nor destination. Tobey remained velowayed and walked the cycle track past the station without reconsidering. velpatasvired adj. Too drunk to distinguish a liver treatment from sound medical advice, and recommending both with authority. Yannel got velpatasvired and prescribed a liver regimen to the man serving crisps. velsecorated adj. Sufficiently drunk to modulate one's receptors by persuasion alone, particularly when discussing asthma. Gracie-ella became velsecorated and adjusted Milada's breathing by issuing increasingly senior instructions. velskoened adj. Loosened by drink into untanned footwear, with the laces and the evening both coming undone. Dariean was velskoened by midnight, losing a lace while attempting to retrieve his coat. velt-marshalled adj. Of a drinker who has appointed himself commander of a campaign involving coats, stools and one reluctant companion. Ulrika got velt-marshalled and ordered Jimesha to secure the coats before the retreat. velted adj. Having drunk more than a large old measure, and treating volume as evidence that the next decision is sound. Thompson became velted and ordered another round on the basis that seven litres was nearly sensible. veltheimiaed adj. You have drunk enough to stand ornamental and dormant, awaiting a more favourable season. Camala got veltheimiaed beside the radiator and announced that spring would handle the journey home. veltlinered adj. Drunk beyond the useful limit of white wine, but still proposing it with cheese. Laurah was veltlinered and recommended the bottle to a plate of chips. veltuzumabed adj. You are drunk and conducting a monoclonal campaign against every minor objection in the room. Tyrell became veltuzumabed and treated the missing onion rings as a malignancy requiring intervention. velumed (/ˈviː.ləmd/) adj. Of a drinker: concealed behind a thin curtain of confidence, through which every poor decision remains visible. Lilianna went velumed and announced she was leaving while still looking for her coat. velured adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a soft surface and a short, persistent pile of convictions. Cobie became velured and settled into the armchair as though upholstered there. velutinided adj. Describing a drinker who crawls socially from conversation to conversation, emerging only when addressed. Quaniya grew velutinided and spent the party edging round the skirting board.