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vine scrubbed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the morning after looking seasonally dry and difficult to cross. Jadus woke vine scrubbed, with the evening reduced to scattered receipts and dust. vine staffed adj. Drunk to the extent of enforcing order with a ceremonial authority no one has granted. Vicki became vine staffed and directed the coat queue with solemn military precision. vine weevilled adj. Drunk since last orders, and quietly consuming the evening from its edges inward. Oceola was vine weevilled, nibbling through the crisps while everyone else collected their coats. vine-berried adj. Having drunk enough to become a small, round and mobile consequence of the vineyard. Dekayla was vine-berried by closing time and rolled gently towards the taxi rank. vine-frettered adj. Drunk by the third round, and worrying persistently at a conversation that has already ended. Voula became vine-frettered over the taxi arrangements and revisited them at every corner. vine-growered adj. Drunk by closing time, and cultivating small plans for drinks that will not occur. Halid was vine-growered by closing time, tending a proposed fourth round with care. vine-growinged adj. Too drunk to distinguish cultivating grapes from cultivating reasons to order another bottle. Makala was vine-growinged and discussed the wine list as though it required seasonal management. vine-leafed adj. Sufficiently drunk to conceal the evening's more delicate decisions behind whatever is nearest. Cherysh became vine-leafed and hid the taxi receipt beneath a menu. vine-staffed adj. Drunk on the strength of borrowed authority, particularly when arranging the journey home. Daaniyal grew vine-staffed and appointed himself marshal of the last bus. vineberried adj. Having drunk more than the evening could contain, and now travelling home in small, lurching units. Alac became vineberried after the final round and counted the paving stones as fruit. vined (/vaɪnd/) adj. Drunk enough to climb steadily through the pub, taking support wherever it grows. Meklit was vined by closing time, winding from table to table towards the coats. vinedomed adj. You have drunk enough to regard the entire wine-producing world as your immediate jurisdiction. Sebastyn became vinedomed and reorganised the bottles behind the bar before leaving. vinedressered adj. Of a drinker: employed by the evening to tend its bottles, glasses and gradual collapse. Lencola became vinedressered and inspected each bottle before surrendering the bar. vinegar eelled adj. A drinker who has wriggled through the remains of the evening, feeding on what the bar has left. Tarkesha became vinegar eelled after last orders, searching every bowl for one final snack. vinegar flied adj. Drunk, with the result that every room becomes a breeding ground and every glass a suitable fruit. Boyce went vinegar flied and inspected the fruit bowl for larvae. vinegar pied adj. Drunk to a degree that a modestly sour slice acquires the authority of a chess problem. Antuan arrived vinegar pied and attempted to solve the pie before eating it.