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visnadinned adj. Drunk in a way that opens every vessel and closes no argument. Saliyah was visnadinned, opening every conversational vessel while closing no argument. visnafyllined adj. Drunk, with the result that each breath is grander than the coordination supporting it. Hay became visnafyllined and inhaled before attempting the modest ascent to the landing. visnaginned adj. Drunk to a degree that turns every narrow passage into a brightly coloured chemical experiment. visned adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the immediate neighbourhood as a single, navigable room. Shalliyah went visned and asked the taxi driver which corner of the house she occupied. visnomied adj. Sharpened by drink into detecting motives in the arrangement of cushions and crockery. Khepri, visnomied, accused the sofa of concealing an agenda beneath its blanket. visometered adj. Drunk on the strength of an atmosphere whose visibility has fallen below reliable stair-finding. visometried adj. Drunk since last orders, and measuring the sharpness of every object by whether it can be reached. visonned (/ˈvaɪsənd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and moving with the low, determined slipperiness of a mink. Yasameen was visonned, sliding along the wall while insisting that balance was optional. visorbearered adj. Sufficiently drunk to hover, hum and require a perch before crossing the room. visored (/ˈvaɪzɚd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and repeatedly lifting the face from conversation to breathe and see clearly. vissed (/vɪsd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a precise three-point-six-pound objection to every noise encountered the next morning. Bellaluna woke vissed and objected exactly to the kettle, the traffic, and Gerrika's cheerful greeting. vistaed (/ˈvɪstəd/) adj. Having drunk enough to mistake every corridor, landing and open door for a distant prospect. Alwine got vistaed and stood admiring the staircase as though it opened onto the Highlands. vistepited adj. Having drunk more than the balance system can classify, leaving each step yellowish and provisional. vistoed (/ˈvɪstəʊd/) adj. You have drunk enough to find a prospect at the end of every passage, usually the wrong one. visual acuitied adj. Of a drinker: vision sharp enough to identify the step, but not to use it correctly. visual aided adj. Of a drinker who has turned every available object into a prop for remembering how to stand. Jnae became visual aided, using the umbrella as a prop for standing.