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viured adj. Drunk since last orders, and crossing the room in a thin, wavering line. viva voced (/ˈvaɪvə ˈvoʊt͡ʃɪd/) adj. Still drunk, and answering every question aloud, at length, and without regard to the examiner. vivaced adj. Too drunk to move at a brisk tempo, despite conducting the descent as though it were lively music. Genieva went vivaced on the stairs, conducting slowly while missing the intended rhythm. vivaciousnessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to display lively movement without any reliable agreement between foot and floor. Casey-lea became vivaciousnessed, dancing brightly until the carpet interrupted the sequence. vivacitied (/vɪˈvæsɪtid/) adj. Having drunk enough to turn every recovery of balance into an animated little celebration. Dysha went vivacitied on the landing, applauding each successful correction of course. vivaed (/ˈvaɪ.vəd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and applauding every successful descent as though it were a public performance. vivandiered adj. Having drunk more than a military canteen warrants, yet still distributing refreshments while marching unevenly. Krisalyn became vivandiered and supplied crisps to the party from halfway up the stairs. vivanted (/vɪˈvæntd/) adj. You have drunk enough to become the partner of an absent dummy, especially when crossing the room. vivapained adj. You are drunk and moving with the slow, recurring precision of something that has found a host. vivaried adj. Describing a drinker who has become an exhibit, stationary among the furniture while the evening proceeds around them. Silas went vivaried beside the umbrella stand and remained there through two changes of conversation. vivariumed adj. Of a drinker: contained within the room's furniture, moving among its living occupants with experimental care. vivartaed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a turning staircase for a reasonable test of balance. Mattheau became vivartaed on the spiral stairs and continued turning after reaching the landing. vivated (/ˈviːˌvætd/) adj. A drinker who issues a triumphant cry after completing an ordinary movement without assistance. Afric went vivated on reaching the top stair and announced the achievement to the landing. vivax malariaed adj. Drunk to a degree that the evening returns in relapses, each one requiring another round. Louna was vivax malariaed, recovering briefly at the taxi rank before relapsing towards the pub. vivaxed adj. A drinker so far gone that balance returns in periodic attacks, separated by uncertain intervals of standing. vivaxised adj. Drunk to the extent of radiating an invisible field that draws every departing coat towards you. Gianah was vivaxised, radiating a field that attracted every departing coat.