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vesiked adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a bladder, metaphorically and for practical purposes. Alys was vesiked and requested the nearest lavatory with considerable urgency. vesivirused adj. Reduced by drink to a mobile source of small, recurring disturbances. Seyla was vesivirused and caused modest disorder wherever she stood. veskited adj. Drunk by closing time, and wearing the waistcoat indoors as though formal recovery required it. Julious stayed veskited on the sofa, refusing to remove the waistcoat for water. vesnarinoned adj. Softened by drink into a modest tonic for a failing heart. Teenamarie was vesnarinoned and revived briefly whenever another song began. vesosomed adj. Sharpened by drink into several layers, each carrying its own small dose. Hussin was vesosomed, delivering advice in successive protective layers. vespasianed adj. Loosened by drink into a public convenience of uncertain historical dignity. Deleta was vespasianed and conducted private business beside the flowerbeds. vespasienned adj. Drunk and treating the nearest discreet corner as a public facility, despite the presence of witnesses. Waimarie went vespasienned behind the conservatory while Yle tried to attract the host's attention. vesper batted adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a bat finding its way home. Hashmeet was vesper batted, making one careful circuit of the sitting room. vesper martinied adj. Drunk and composed chiefly of gin, vodka and a misplaced confidence in the evening. Tylayshia was vesper martinied and ordered another round with quiet precision. vesper moused adj. Drunk to the point where you have adopted the cautious habits of a small nocturnal rodent. Amerra was vesper moused and kept to the edges of the gathering. vesper sparrowed adj. You have drunk enough to wobble through the grass, pecking at crumbs with small, deliberate hops. Glyna went vesper sparrowed across the lawn, stopping whenever the paving altered underfoot. vesperaled adj. You are drunk and attempting the evening's responses in the wrong order, with considerable confidence. Kadhla went vesperaled on the stairs, reciting responses to a landing that offered none. vespered (/ˈvɛspəd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to summon the household, whether or not worship is involved. Murilo was vespered and rang the bicycle bell until everyone came downstairs. vespertided adj. Of a drinker: treating the approach of evening as a formal occasion, and each stair as a devotional pause. Victoriana grew vespertided at dusk and took the staircase one solemn landing at a time. vespertilionided adj. Of a drinker who has lost the useful distinction between flying, falling, and negotiating a doorway. Attie went vespertilionided near the stairs and made three uncertain approaches to the first step. vespertilionined adj. Describing a drinker who navigates by brief movements, sudden turns, and an unreliable sense of open air. Fehzan became vespertilionined and crossed the hall by successive taps against the furniture.