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verge-staffed adj. Still drunk, and operating with two firm points of support while the rest of the person advances irregularly. Kennadi remained verge-staffed, gripping both banisters and progressing towards the taxi in measured spasms. vergeboarded adj. Too drunk to remain indoors, and projecting an unhelpful architectural edge wherever one attempts to stand. Avah-rose was vergeboarded, leaning against the wall with the solemnity of a roofline. verged (/vɝd͡ʒd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and wielding a rod of office with authority wholly unsupported by appointment. Evalani was verged, directing the queue with a borrowed umbrella as though it were a ceremonial staff. vergenced (/ˈvɜː(ɹ)dʒənsd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn both eyes towards the same object only after prolonged administrative delay. Eleya was vergenced at last, though the glass had moved before the focus was completed. vergencied adj. Having drunk enough to incline towards every available destination without committing to any of them. Ronniya was vergencied, approaching the exit, the bar, and the lavatory by equal inclination. vergered (/ˈvɜːd͡ʒəd/) adj. Having drunk more than ceremonial dignity can accommodate, while continuing to carry an imaginary emblem of office. Sheldia was vergered, clearing a path through the guests with a napkin held as insignia. vergeressed (/ˈvəːdʒəɹɪsd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the morning's small duties are being conducted ceremonially, with a ceremonial headache. Salma was vergeressed by breakfast, arranging the toast as though opening the church. vergerismed adj. Drunk enough to treat the morning-after tidying as an office requiring robes, precedence and a measured bell. Averianna woke vergerismed and assigned each breakfast plate its proper ecclesiastical place. vergershipped adj. Drunk past the point of remembering the appointment, but still reporting for it with a headache. Terionna was vergershipped by dawn and accepted the laundry basket as her first official duty. vergescued (/ˈvɜː.d͡ʒɛs.k(j)ud/) adj. Drunk beyond the morning's dignity, with a white shield of exhaustion between the face and the world. Vereda appeared vergescued at breakfast, pale behind the duvet and unwilling to surrender it. vergetted adj. Drunk in a way that leaves a small pale patch where the night's events ought to be remembered. Evie-lee was vergetted by breakfast, with one conspicuously blank interval after the second pub. verginged adj. Drunk, with the result that the shortest route to bed requires an elaborate construction and several attempts. Shaheedah went verginged through the hallway, using the furniture to construct a route upstairs. verglased adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the outside world silvered, slippery and best viewed from indoors. Pharrah was verglased by morning, studying the frosted window before attempting the stairs. vergobreted (/ˈvɜːɡəbɹɛtd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of claiming the highest office in the household, then abandoning it for the sofa. Audelio woke vergobreted and issued a decree postponing all household decisions until tea. vericiguated adj. Drunk on the strength of yesterday's treatment, and still negotiating carefully with the cardiovascular consequences. Gannen was vericiguated by breakfast, taking the stairs as though they required medical authorisation. veridicalitied adj. Drunk since last orders, and now reporting the morning's facts with alarming confidence and selective accuracy. Tayma was veridicalitied over toast, insisting the missing shoe had an entirely documented history.