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ventaed adj. Drunk enough to treat the roadside inn as the natural terminus of every journey. Carolle grew ventaed and declared the nearest bench a Spanish establishment. ventaged adj. Drunk past the point of producing only occasional puffs of air where speech was intended. Cali-mae became ventaged, issuing brief gusts instead of complete observations. ventailed (/ˈvɛn.teɪld/) adj. Drunk beyond the point at which the obsolete form of anything seems preferable to the current one. Rhaniya became ventailed and insisted that every modern word had been needlessly revised. ventailled adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the wearer protected by obsolete terminology and very little else. Jermone was ventailled, defending his opinions with armoury borrowed from a forgotten glossary. ventalled adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a stimulant sound like a plausible remedy for excessive confidence. Malan became ventalled and requested something medicinal with the authority of a pharmacist. ventamoled adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring respiratory assistance, though not necessarily the pharmacological sort. Adolpha became ventamoled and breathed through the remainder of the dinner. ventannaed adj. Drunk on the strength of an opening in the wall through which escape appears intellectually available. Duard grew ventannaed and spent the toast studying the window as an exit. ventayled adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary speech is replaced by a conspicuously archaic defence. Maizley grew ventayled and answered each question as though summoned before a medieval court. vented (/vɛntd/) adj. Loosened by drink into an opening through which opinions, chiefly unnecessary ones, may pass. Baraa became vented and allowed several private criticisms into the public air. ventered (/ˈvɛn.tə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and carrying the evening's consequences with maternal solemnity. Stela became ventered and began assigning everyone the responsibilities of offspring. ventholed adj. Drunk by the third round, and providing a discreet aperture through which judgement has escaped. Mayven was ventholed, with common sense visibly leaking from the edges. ventiducted adj. Still drunk, and conveying conversation through a long, narrow system with several unnecessary bends. Maxxwel remained ventiducted, sending his explanation round the room before reaching its point. ventied (/ˈvɛntid/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and insisting that the largest available coffee constitutes a modest refreshment. Azzaria was ventied, ordering the biggest coffee as though it were a sensible interlude. ventifacted adj. Too drunk to remain smooth, and polished by repeated contact with the evening's rougher surfaces. Anquinetta became ventifacted, rounded off by every table and conversation encountered. ventiged adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard every available passage for air as a legitimate route for speech. Emyli grew ventiged and filled each pause with an additional opening remark. ventilaginned adj. Having drunk enough to acquire a resinous, botanical colour and stain every exchange with it. Pranesh became ventilaginned, tinting the discussion with a deep and persistent certainty.