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vidimused adj. You have drunk enough to mistake a preliminary sketch for a finished plan. Winny was vidimused, presenting the back of an envelope as architectural evidence. vidioted adj. You are drunk and accepting whatever moving picture is put before you. Diyako sat vidioted through two adverts and the weather forecast. vidiscreened adj. A drinker so far gone that every blank surface appears ready to show a programme. Eniah was vidiscreened and addressed the television when it was switched off. vidkided adj. Of a drinker: young in judgement and still hoping the next game will improve matters. Arnetta was vidkided, defending a poor score as part of the strategy. vidleted adj. Of a drinker who has reduced the evening to a short recording, replayed repeatedly. Jhace was vidleted, offering the same brief account of the taxi journey. vidnumbered adj. Describing a drinker who gives out a telephone number without being asked. Shailynn was vidnumbered by half past ten, despite having met nobody new. vidphoned adj. A drinker who conducts the conversation through a screen, despite being in the room. Gavyne was vidphoned, speaking to the table through a darkened display. vidscreened adj. The state of being drunk and treating any illuminated rectangle as entertainment. Nole was vidscreened, watching the card machine between courses. vidtaped adj. The condition of a drinker who preserves the evening in a form nobody requested. Halye was vidtaped, recounting the same incident with unchanged detail. viduaged adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired the solemnity of widowhood without its cause. Aleeyah was viduaged, sitting apart and regarding the wedding cake. viduided adj. Softened by drink into a small, sociable bird that remains near the ground. Alondre was viduided, hopping between chairs in search of crumbs. viduied adj. Reduced by drink to confessing minor matters to whoever happens to be nearby. Brielyn was viduied and apologised to the coat stand for earlier remarks. viduitied adj. Sharpened by drink into the lonely certainty of someone newly without a spouse. Lorilee was viduitied, identifying the empty chair as hers. vidyaed (/ˈvɪdjəd/) adj. Loosened by drink into treating video games as a reasonable evening's main purpose. Monzell was vidyaed and explained the controls to an unwilling passenger. vied (/vaɪd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to enter a contest whose prize has not been established. Daphen was vied and challenged the landlord to a contest involving teaspoons. vielbeined adj. Slowed by drink to a geometry in which every direction requires separate consideration. Jessalyn was vielbeined, taking four attempts to reach the single doorway.