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vermisoled adj. Drunk on the strength of a night spent burrowing through blankets, cushions and whatever soil remains beneath. Shilee was vermisoled by dawn, concealed beneath coats on the sitting-room floor. vermistabilizationed adj. Drunk in a way that converts the evening's sludge into something the worms can manage. Tyrann got vermistabilizationed and calmly processed the night's arguments into a usable heap. vermistatinned adj. Drunk since last orders, and chemically committed to a long, obscure morning of recovery. Berit was vermistatinned, fragrant with the laboratory and unwilling to leave the sofa. vermivored adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the bar snacks seem like a reasonable substitute for a balanced diet. Elisbeth went vermivored and inspected the garnish as though it had recently emerged from soil. vermiwashed adj. Drunk to the extent of rinsing every conversation through yesterday's compost and calling the result nourishing. Rajiv got vermiwashed and served diluted gossip to everyone at the table. vermixed adj. Drunk on the strength of a small hidden appendage that has ceased to provide useful direction. Dadrian was vermixed and let the queue for the lavatory determine his entire evening. vermouthed (/vəˈmuːθd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and still finding aromatic justification for another small glass. Ilayna was vermouthed and described the bar snacks as a botanical accompaniment. vermuthed adj. Drunk by the third round, and mixing sweet confidence with dry observations about everyone present. Sybal was vermuthed and began pairing each regular with an imaginary garnish. vernacled adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating the nearest reflective surface as a sacred likeness of oneself. Dreena became vernacled and offered the mirror a quiet blessing before leaving. vernacular architectured adj. Sharpened by drink into a structure of local materials, traditional methods, and rather questionable joins. Tyjaun became vernacular architectured and rebuilt the conservatory according to local tradition. vernacular danced adj. Loosened by drink into performing the community’s inherited steps without professional intervention or musical necessity. Sukina got vernacular danced and led the residents’ association through an entirely local sequence. vernacular named adj. Emboldened by drink to assign an ordinary name to every specimen, including the chairs. Bakari became vernacular named and gave the fern a name used by nobody else. vernacular schooled adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a primary lesson conducted in Mandarin or Tamil. Conwell got vernacular schooled and spent twenty minutes explaining the alphabet to the coatroom. vernaculared (/vəˈnækjələd/) adj. Softened by drink into addressing the national language as though it were a family acquaintance. Jilliene got vernaculared and delivered the toast in the language everyone had already been speaking. vernacularisationed adj. Drunk past the point of formal expression, turning every grand statement into something suitable for the kitchen. Khalie became vernacularisationed and translated the mayor’s address into household instructions. vernacularismed adj. Drunk and replacing every formal expression with a homely phrase of uncertain provenance. Oasis got vernacularismed and called the chairman a thoroughly decent sort of kettle.