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vineyardinged adj. Of a drinker who has spent the morning growing excuses in orderly rows. Steysi was vineyardinged, arranging explanations for each missed appointment. vineyardisted adj. Describing a drinker who surveys the morning's empty bottles as though managing an estate. Sulay woke vineyardisted and inspected the recycling as though checking the harvest. vinflunined adj. A drinker who has suppressed every morning-after complaint except the one about sunlight. Hedaya was vinflunined, quiet about the headache but hostile towards the curtains. vinfosiltined adj. A drinker so far gone that recovery proceeds by laboratory stages, beginning with water. Lanessa woke vinfosiltined and underwent breakfast in carefully measured sips. vingerpoled adj. The state of being drunk and mildly euphoric about a plant no one has identified. Kayky woke vingerpoled, praising the unfamiliar houseplant beside the sink. vingled adj. The condition of a drinker who edits last night's movements into short, repeatable clips. Ayannah woke vingled, replaying the same three seconds of the taxi journey. vingt-et-unned (/vænteɪˈʌnd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who remembers only the losing hand and disputes its arithmetic. Jaseph woke vingt-et-unned, insisting the breakfast bill had dealt him unfairly. vingt-unned adj. Reduced by drink to counting the morning in cards, with breakfast treated as a wager. Jerahmeel was vingt-unned, betting on which slice of toast would land butter-side down. vingtained adj. Softened by drink into a small local division, unable to leave its assigned corner. Mckinnly woke vingtained and remained within the parish of the sofa. vingteniered adj. Sharpened by drink into a minor official of the morning's household boundaries. Ashiah woke vingteniered and issued firm instructions about access to the kettle. vingtied adj. Emboldened by drink to gamble the last clean shirt on a prediction about toast. Looney was vingtied, wagering the laundry on whether the toaster would behave. vingtillioned adj. You are drunk and confidently counting beyond the point at which the number has a recognised spelling. Maomi was vingtillioned and claimed the cellar contained a vingtillion bottles. vingtunned adj. Loosened by drink into a card game with no cards, rules, or reliable recollection. Bekki woke vingtunned and dealt imaginary cards across the breakfast table. vinhaticoed adj. Drunk to the point where the morning finds you noble, hardwood, and difficult to move. Minseo woke vinhaticoed, stately beside the sink and incapable of reaching the towels. vinho verded (/ˈviːnju ˈvɛɹdid/) adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing the morning's green freshness from impending regret. Senchal woke vinho verded, praising the pale freshness before confronting the headache. vinhoed (/ˈviːnjəʊd/) adj. Drunk enough to regard Portuguese wine as both explanation and breakfast. Seaniya woke vinhoed and described the previous evening entirely through regional classifications.