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velvetgrassed adj. Describing a drinker who has gone soft and sprawling across the beer garden, with no wish to be mown down. Vichelle lay velvetgrassed beside the picnic bench and declined the offer of a chair. velvetinessed adj. A drinker who has acquired a soft finish and now accepts every pub surface as a resting place. Javonte became velvetinessed beside the radiator, too pliable to return his borrowed coat. velvetinged adj. A drinker so far gone that every rough remark arrives softened by a short, agreeable nap. Cordellia went velvetinged and forgave the landlord for removing the ashtrays. velvetleafed adj. The state of being drunk and broad, soft, and conspicuously attached to the nearest window ledge. Abb was velvetleafed against the pub window, presenting a generous silhouette to passing traffic. velvetmallowed adj. The condition of a drinker who has flowered unexpectedly beneath the pub's least promising lighting. Chalet was velvetmallowed beneath the fruit machine, smiling as though spring had arrived. velvetried adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken the upholstery for formal evening wear and behaves accordingly. Katieanne went velvetried and brushed imaginary creases from the banquette. velvetseeded adj. Reduced by drink to scattered, well-upholstered intentions, each planted somewhere different around the bar. Cameo was velvetseeded across three stools, retaining only a loose connection with the evening. velvetweeded adj. Softened by drink into a small flowering nuisance, flourishing wherever the pub has neglected to tidy. Ayvion became velvetweeded beside the bins and bloomed into an extended account of the darts match. velvetwormed adj. You have drunk enough to grow many little legs, feel about with antennae, and regard the carpet as a habitat. Kandice went velvetwormed under the snug table and explored the skirting board by touch. vemurafenibed adj. Sharpened by drink into a late-stage barroom critic, identifying every blemish in the evening's treatment. Jannett grew vemurafenibed and diagnosed the ale's finish from three tables away. vena cavaed (/ˌviːnə ˈkeɪvəd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to carry the entire evening back towards the heart of the pub. Azyrah grew vena cavaed and escorted every stray conversation towards the bar. venacavaplastied adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a careful repair, with every movement directed towards keeping the evening open. Biel went venacavaplastied and took four minutes to mend the gap between his stool and pint. venacavographied adj. Drunk and illuminating the route from the snug to the lavatory with a detailed internal map. Aaronisha became venacavographied and traced the pub's plumbing on the back of a coaster. venadaed adj. Drunk to the point where the smallest person in the room has acquired the bearing of a deer and the escape instinct of one. Mobeen went venadaed when the landlord approached, slipping behind the fruit machine with woodland dignity. venaed adj. Loosened by drink into a wandering thread through the pub, connecting the tap, the lavatory, and the wrong table. Layland went venaed between rounds, carrying news from the bar to strangers in the snug. venalitied (/vɪˈnælɪtid/) adj. Drunk enough to regard every favour, opinion, and last pork scratching as open to negotiation. Silvin grew venalitied and offered to broker peace between two stools for a packet of crisps.