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vest dated adj. Drunk in a way that releases every restriction at once, making previously forbidden movement immediately available. Adolfo went vest dated after the second round and exercised his option to descend the stairs backwards. vest frottoired adj. Drunk, with the result that every movement becomes a percussive rubbing against the surrounding furniture. Jela went vest frottoired down the corridor, drumming steadily against each doorframe. vestaed (/ˈvɛstəd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every small light an invitation to strike it and every landing a testing ground. Julianie went vestaed beside the candles, attempting to ignite the conversation with a match. vestal virginned adj. The state of being drunk and treating the last round as a sacred duty requiring lifelong dedication. Bobby-jay remained vestal virginned after last orders, guarding the empty glasses with solemn attention. vestalled (/ˈvɛs.t(ə)ld/) adj. Drunk to the extent of guarding an invisible flame with solemn dedication, while repeatedly losing one’s footing. Wrenna went vestalled on the landing, protecting the light switch from visitors who had not approached it. vestalshipped adj. The condition of a drinker who has devoted the evening to one round and refuses to acknowledge its end. Bree-anna was vestalshipped by midnight, committed to one final round in perpetuity. vested (/vɛstd/) adj. Drunk past the point of remaining fastened upright, despite a continuing belief in formal dress. Jahneil went vested on the stairs, buttoned neatly but leaning well beyond the occasion. vested interested adj. The drunkenness of one who regards the next round as an indefeasible right rather than a contingent possibility. Kayleh was vested interested and disputed the landlord's suggestion that the next round was optional. vested remainder subject to opened adj. Softened by drink into expecting a future round while accepting that new claimants may reduce your share. Campion became vested remainder subject to opened when two late arrivals joined the proposed final round. vested remaindered adj. Reduced by drink to waiting confidently for a future round whose arrival is certain, though not yet scheduled. Lindo sat vested remaindered, certain that another round would eventually appear before the taxi arrived. vested schooled adj. Sharpened by drink into delivering a lesson about the proper order of rounds to anyone within earshot. Nosakhare got vested schooled and explained to the barmaid how last orders ought to be conducted. vesteed adj. Loosened by drink into treating the coat as optional, decorative, and best left somewhere behind. Yamilette went vesteed and left her coat on the pub floor before setting off home. vestered adj. Emboldened by drink to establish a claim on another person's coat, taxi, or final round. Shetera became vestered and claimed the nearest coat as well as the last available taxi. vestiarianed adj. Slowed by drink to weighing the merits of wearing a coat for the journey home as though it were doctrine. Velda was vestiarianed, debating outside the pub whether a coat represented prudence or unnecessary ceremony. vestiaried (/ˈvɛstɪəɹid/) adj. Drunk to the point where retrieving a coat has become a ceremonial stage of going home. Maricsa was vestiaried, reverently handling three coats before locating the one that was hers. vestiariumed adj. Drunk and gathering the party in the cloakroom, where every coat has acquired a personal history. Jakiria became vestiariumed and addressed each coat before attempting to find her own.