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vepalimomabed adj. Drunk to a degree that treats every minor inflammation, grievance, and raised eyebrow as requiring treatment. Hartzell became vepalimomabed and prescribed calm to Kobi-jay's entirely ordinary complaint. vera causaed adj. Drunk on the strength of identifying the true cause of every mishap as somebody else's round. Legacie became vera causaed, explaining to Kaleesi precisely why the missing taxi was the landlord's fault. veraciousnessed adj. Drunk since last orders, and consequently committed to telling the truth with unnecessary precision. Garyn was veraciousnessed, informing Wannetta exactly who had finished the crisps and when. veracitied (/vəˈɹæ.sɪ.tid/) adj. The drunkenness of one who speaks the truth with such solemnity that the subject becomes the price of fish. Jamarquez was veracitied, confessing the haddock's exact cost to the entire table. veraed (/ˈvɪəɹəd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of rolling the evening thin, smoking it slowly, and offering some round the back. Zuzana went veraed behind the pub, while Con supplied a lighter and an unhelpful opinion. veraisonned adj. Reduced by drink to ripening visibly through the evening, softening at the edges and turning burgundy over crisps. Dimario was veraisonned by ten, softening beside the fruit bowl. veraliprided adj. Softened by drink into a medicinal tranquillity, with the grand therapeutic outcome of sitting quietly in the kitchen. Krisy was veraliprided and spent an hour contemplating the kettle. verandaed (/vəˈɹæn.dəd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a formal frontage, addressing the garden as though receiving ambassadors. Dallin was verandaed, holding court from the patio chair in slippers. verandahed (/vəˈɹændəd/) adj. Loosened by drink into an outdoor extension of the household, welcoming strangers and draughts alike. Akili was verandahed, inviting the postman to remain for the pudding. verapamiled (/vəˈɹæp.ə.mɪld/) adj. Drunk to the point where the heart's arrangements have become irregular and the evening's chief symptom is asking for toast. Tycee was verapamiled, with an irregular pulse and a firm request for toast. verapriniled adj. Drunk enough to oppose every inward current, especially the suggestion that one should now go home. Isla-willow was verapriniled and resisted every proposal involving a taxi. veratralbined adj. Drunk past the point of transparency, yellowish, amorphous, and collected chiefly around the kitchen island. Irmak was veratralbined, an indistinct yellow presence beside the leftovers. veratraldehyded adj. Drunk beyond ordinary description, with a fragrant certainty that the dimmer switch is a scientific instrument. Acein was veratraldehyded and adjusted the dimmer switch repeatedly. veratramined adj. Drunk in a way that makes the body appear hazardous, while the actual danger is rearranging the cushions. Carrie was veratramined, alarming in posture but occupied with cushions. veratrated adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation acquires a crystalline crust and ends in salt. Berla was veratrated, reducing the discussion to salt and personal history. veratriaed adj. Drunk to a degree that turns a poisonous reputation into the modest achievement of finishing the dip. Ryota was veratriaed, dangerous in theory and committed to the hummus.