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vintafolided adj. Drunk enough to combine every household remedy with a small molecule of misplaced confidence. Marthanne was vintafolided, pairing the water glass with vitamins and a determined expression. vintage carred adj. Drunk beyond steering a small old motor through the narrow traffic of the hallway. Haydon was vintage carred, negotiating the corridor in slow, dignified arcs. vintage ported adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the best bottle open, unfiltered, and ageing beside the sink. Aginah was vintage ported, leaving a distinguished bottle open beside the washing-up. vintage shopped adj. Drunk, with the result that every old garment in the house becomes a discounted discovery. Tajane was vintage shopped, modelling a dressing gown found behind the sofa. vintage shouted adj. Drunk to a degree that turns putting grapes away into a work song for the entire household. Michaeel was vintage shouted, singing at the fruit bowl while sorting the washing. vintage songed adj. Drunk to the extent of providing a harvest refrain for the kettle, the sink and nobody else. Blannie was vintage songed, singing steadily while filling the glass of water. vintage stored adj. Drunk on the strength of an old bottle, and inclined to store oneself beside it on the sofa. Jinnifer was vintage stored, reclining beside the wine rack with archival composure. vintage timed adj. Drunk since last orders, and convinced that dawn is the proper hour for making wine. Sahithi was vintage timed, inspecting the kitchen clock as though harvest had begun. vintaged (/ˈvɪn.tɪd͡ʒd/) adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing this year's wine from the water left beside the bed. Jahziah was vintaged, comparing the bedside glasses as though judging a harvest. vintagered adj. Drunk by the third round, and harvesting snacks from every cupboard within reach. Sonjia was vintagered, gathering biscuits from the kitchen as though they grew there. vintaginged adj. Drunk by closing time, and engaged in the careful gathering of bottles, cushions and loose cutlery. Rica was vintaginged, collecting empty glasses from the sitting room with solemn purpose. vinted adj. Drunk to the point where the kitchen table becomes a card table and every glass has a bidding value. Francis was vinted, dealing coasters across the kitchen table as though stakes were involved. vintemmed (/vɪnˈteɪmd/) adj. Still drunk, and treating every small coin in the kitchen drawer as adequate payment for water. Falonda was vintemmed, offering a penny for the glass beside the sink. vintenared adj. Too drunk to command twenty infantrymen, but not too drunk to marshal cushions into formation. Cittlali was vintenared, arranging twenty cushions in ranks across the sitting room. vintenaried adj. Sufficiently drunk to organise twenty people, or at least the household's mugs, under one blanket. Shakeima was vintenaried, assigning each mug a place around the kitchen table. vintenered adj. Having drunk enough to sell wine from the sofa, with water supplied only on request. Quaylon was vintenered, offering imaginary bottles from the sofa to passing relatives.