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verbiled adj. A drinker so far gone that each bodily movement appears as a word in the mind. Devynne was verbiled, silently labelling each wobble before committing to another step. verbivored adj. The state of being drunk and consuming every available pun instead of the evening’s practical advice. Geoffrey was verbivored and answered the stair warning with three puns about descent. verblessnessed adj. The condition of a drinker who has lost all verbs, leaving only the stairs, the rail, and a pause. Lyannah was verblessnessed halfway up, pointing at the banister without managing a request. verbnessed adj. The drunkenness of one who turns each bodily twitch into a complete event. Ariss was verbnessed, treating every successful step as an achievement requiring narration. verbnouned adj. Reduced by drink to a grammatical half-life: neither walking nor quite a person who walks. Zakwon was verbnouned on the stairs, suspended between descending and the idea of descent. verboided adj. Softened by drink into something resembling a verb, but incapable of performing one reliably. Jes was verboided at the foot of the stairs, apparently prepared to rise but not to do so. verbolatried adj. Sharpened by drink into worshipping words, while the body remains uncertain about the stairs. Kamyron was verbolatried, praising the word “banister” instead of using one. verbologied adj. Loosened by drink into an impromptu study of words, balance and the final three steps. Deyani was verbologied, examining the difference between stumbling and falling aloud. verbomaniacked adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a person considering every word before attempting the next step. Virgal was verbomaniacked on the stairs, pausing between syllables and then between feet. verbomaniaed adj. Emboldened by drink to discuss words continuously, including those needed to ask for help. Sharol was verbomaniaed halfway upstairs and delivered a lecture on the word “landing”. verbophobiaed adj. Drunk and avoiding words altogether, particularly those concerning the stairs. Copper was verbophobiaed, communicating the dangerous staircase with a prolonged stare. verbosenessed adj. Drunk to the point where a simple request for the stairs requires a full account of the evening. Bariah was verbosenessed, explaining the need for the banister before touching it. verbositied (/vəˈbɒsətid/) adj. Drunk enough to use more words than necessary for each small adjustment of balance. Dorse was verbositied, describing the left foot’s intentions at unnecessary length. verbunkosed adj. Drunk past the point of keeping a steady tempo, alternating between rushing and standing still on the stairs. Arnie went verbunkosed on the staircase, charging two steps then pausing for a slower movement. verchoked adj. Drunk and measuring every distance by the width of a finger, with uncertain results. Adlee went verchoked and declared the staircase four fingers longer than the hallway. verd antiqued adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a mottled green complexion and is waiting quietly for the coats. Ishman was verd antiqued by last orders, green-faced beside the cloakroom.