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verbeekited adj. The drunkenness of one who has turned dark, mineral, and unexpectedly valuable to the room. Dayo was verbeekited, black-coated and stationary beside the fireplace. verbenaed (/vɜːˈbiːnəd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a flowering herb, decorative and not much involved in decisions. Nayo was verbenaed, sitting quietly among the bright cushions. verbenalinned adj. Softened by drink into a mildly medicinal presence with a plant's patience. Jahaire was verbenalinned and accepted the offered water without discussion. verbenaloled adj. Sharpened by drink into a bitterly observant companion with little practical use. Shashawn was verbenaloled and noticed the crooked picture before anyone else. verbenariused adj. Loosened by drink into a ceremonial bearer of herbs, though nobody has appointed you. Edenrose became verbenariused and carried a sprig of greenery through the dining room. verbenoled adj. Too drunk to keep your balance unless the walls are growing verbena. Shawnika was verbenoled, leaning into the hallway as though it were a fragrant hedge. verbenoned adj. Sufficiently drunk to take every turn like a plant bending towards light. Akailah came verbenoned round the corner, slowly and with botanical purpose. verberationed adj. Having drunk enough to strike each stair with a separate, poorly judged part of the body. Excel came verberationed down the stairs, beating the banister on alternate steps. verbformed adj. Drunk in a way that gives every intention its own conspicuous performance before the company. Savvas became verbformed and demonstrated each proposed activity to Darricka in the hallway. verbhooded adj. Having drunk more than speech can bear, and turning every pause into an unnecessary action word. Taevin became verbhooded and narrated each attempt to sit down as though directing traffic. verbiaged (/ˈvɜː(ɹ).bi.ɪd͡ʒd/) adj. You have drunk enough to produce an overabundance of words while locating the next step. Vriti was verbiaged halfway upstairs, explaining the geometry of each footfall. verbicided adj. You are drunk and eliminating words from sentences before they reach the mouth. Braith was verbicided by the stairs, leaving every warning about them unfinished. verbicultured adj. Of a drinker: deliberately cultivating new words, chiefly while trying to remain upright. Nuo was verbicultured beside the bar, producing fresh names for familiar pieces of furniture. verbided adj. Of a drinker who has reduced every sentence to a hanging fragment before attempting the stairs. Ahriel was verbided at the landing, beginning several explanations and completing none. verbificationed adj. Describing a drinker who turns every noun into an instruction, including the banister. Elliemarie became verbificationed and ordered the carpet to steady itself. verbigerationed adj. A drinker who repeats the same meaningless phrase at every step, without improving their progress. Ivry was verbigerationed, saying “nearly there” on each stair for ten minutes.