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versemanshipped adj. A drinker who treats balance as a poetic discipline, making each stumble scan. Thamos was versemanshipped and crossed the landing in deliberate, uneven metre. versemongered adj. A drinker so far gone that every minor observation is sold as a public poem. Pattijo got versemongered and marketed a verse about the queue to everyone in it. versemongeried adj. The condition of a drinker who turns every conversation into a modest market for inferior verse. Tylayshia grew versemongeried and offered the DJ a poem in exchange for a slower song. versemongeringed adj. The state of being drunk and distributing commonplace poetry wherever sober conversation briefly appears. Alazae became versemongeringed and supplied rhymes for the contents of every handbag. versened adj. The drunkenness of one who binds unrelated thoughts together and cannot release either of them. Caitland was versened and chemically attached the story of the stairs to an argument about taxis. versered (/ˈvɜːsəd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a versifier, with balance and ordinary speech both requiring revision. Laryssa became versered and recited a line for each stair she managed to descend. versesmithed adj. Softened by drink into a maker of polished-sounding lines, none of which quite reach the point. Sebashtian grew versesmithed and forged a graceful apology for falling into the umbrella stand. versetamided adj. Emboldened by drink to seize and retain every conversational thread, however tenuous. Theta became versetamided and held the table's attention with a story about locating the stairs. verseted (/ˈvɜːsɪtd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into brief, organ-like announcements, usually made before attempting a staircase. Sohaila became verseted and announced each landing with a concise, solemn declaration. versetted adj. Loosened by drink into a succession of tiny musical remarks, with the body supplying the pauses. Florent went versetted and punctuated the climb with brief humming between each misjudged step. versewrighted (/ˈvɜː(ɹ)s.ɹaɪtd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a poet choosing a word, and a foot choosing a step. Sehraj got versewrighted and took the stairs one measured syllable and one handrail at a time. vershoked adj. Drunk to the point where a four-centimetre rise becomes a serious change in altitude. Yvannia became vershoked and approached the doorstep as though it were a low cliff. versicanased adj. Drunk past the point of structural cohesion, with the body's supporting framework gradually breaking down. Lontrell became versicanased on the stairs and required the banister to preserve the arrangement. versicanned adj. Drunk enough to acquire a soft, poorly supported gait and a marked preference for surfaces that do not move. Windell got versicanned and rested against the wall between the bar and the lavatory. versicled adj. Drunk beyond the point of completing a line, a sentence, or the journey to the top step. Aathavan went versicled and supplied fragments of a hymn between unsuccessful stair attempts. versicolorinned adj. Drunk in a way that produces several distinct colours of speech, posture, and facial expression. Jayanthony became versicolorinned, changing tone and direction with every step towards the taxi.