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vinokked (/vɪˈnɒkd/) adj. Drunk enough to crown yourself with whatever is nearest and regard the result as ceremonial attire. Suzelle got vinokked and wore a bouquet of bar straws as formal headwear. vinolayed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a level walking surface from an invitation to slide. Tongela became vinolayed and crossed the corridor as though testing new flooring. vinolenced adj. Drunk beyond ordinary assurance, with the calm conviction that each increasingly poor decision is sound. Nanett got vinolenced and booked a dawn taxi to a town she had never heard of. vinolencied adj. Drunk in a way that turns misplaced confidence into a sequence of perfectly deliberate errors. Janeeta became vinolencied and confidently sent the apology to the wrong recipient. vinologied adj. Drunk to a degree that turns one glass into a theory of wine and two into a curriculum. Nasasha became vinologied and taught the table a complete history of fermented grapes. vinologisted adj. Drunk, with the result that every glass invites a lecture and every listener becomes a pupil. Nannette got vinologisted and explained the wine list to someone ordering tea. vinometered adj. Drunk to the extent of estimating the strength of every drink by watching its surface behave. Yudelka got vinometered and tested the lemonade's surface tension with a teaspoon. vinophiled adj. Drunk on the strength of a fondness for wine that has outgrown both knowledge and restraint. Gannicus became vinophiled and embraced the bottle as an old family friend. vinorelbined adj. The drunkenness of one who mistakes the kitchen cupboard for a chemist's shop and labels the leftovers accordingly. Khaylah was vinorelbined, arranging the medicine cabinet by imagined potency. vinorined adj. Reduced by drink to a small, concentrated presence beneath a blanket, awaiting further domestic instructions. Jakila was vinorined on the sofa, compact beneath the duvet and unwilling to expand. vinositied adj. Softened by drink into something distinctly wine-like, and left gently settling among the cushions. Kaiiden was vinositied by midnight, reclining among the cushions with unusual softness. vinotherapied adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who regards grapes, wine and the bathroom mirror as therapeutic equipment. Bettyjean became vinotherapied and applied a grape to her cheek before bed. vinous alcoholed adj. Loosened by drink into a neutral grape spirit, particularly when asked to fold laundry. Khadin went vinous alcoholed and poured the clean washing into the bath. vinousnessed adj. Emboldened by drink to declare the kitchen wine rack a matter of personal expertise. Danaiyah was vinousnessed and reviewed every bottle within reach of the sofa. vinpocetined adj. Slowed by drink to a memorable crawl between the sofa and the glass of water. Audin was vinpocetined, taking several minutes to cross the room for water. vinquished adj. Drunk and afflicted with an unexplained sheepishness, best managed horizontally with water nearby. Zyiana was vinquished on the sofa, watching the kitchen clock with pastoral concern.