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Venutianed adj. Too drunk to descend in a straight line, or to regard the landing as stationary. Gregg was Venutianed, taking the stairs by a route known only to him. Vepsesed adj. Sufficiently drunk to become plural in every practical respect, particularly when attempting the stairs. Orion was Vepsesed on the landing, requiring several hands and multiple opinions. Vepsianed adj. Having drunk enough to distribute coordination among several people, none of them present. Elsie-jae was Vepsianed, speaking carefully while both feet negotiated separate arrangements. Verascoped (/ˈvɪəɹəskəʊpd/) adj. Having drunk more than a stereoscopic camera can reconcile, with each eye reporting a different staircase. Tiesha was Verascoped, finding two handrails where the hall contained one. Verdadismed adj. You have drunk enough to turn every stumble into a visual statement with accompanying commentary. Ravynn became Verdadismed and explained the social meaning of missing the final step. Verde Maried adj. You are drunk and treating a green, spicy vegetable cocktail as a complete explanation for your condition. Dalila was Verde Maried, blaming the tomatillo mixture for her uncertain progress upstairs. Verdelhoed (/vəˈdɛljəʊd/) adj. Of a drinker: white-wine light, unsteady in the legs, and inclined to improve Madeira's reputation personally. Elana was Verdelhoed, swaying through the hallway with a glass held at diplomatic height. Verdelloed adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a greenish confidence and the coordination of a vine in wind. Denora was Verdelloed, leaning decoratively from the banister towards the kitchen. Verdet constanted adj. Describing a drinker who measures every turn by how strongly the room bends the light. Shashawn was Verdet constanted, recalculating the corridor after every step. Vereinsthalered adj. A drinker who pays for each attempted movement in a diminishing, obsolete currency. Jerryca was Vereinsthalered, spending what remained of her balance on the first three steps. Verequenaed adj. The drunkenness of one who has delegated the route home to whoever is standing nearest. Lonni was Verequenaed and followed a stranger confidently towards the wrong bus. Verfremdungseffekted (/vɜːˈfɹɛm.duŋs.əˌfɛktd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that ordinary actions are performed with deliberate theatrical distance. Fawziyah was Verfremdungseffekted, narrating her approach to the stairs instead of taking it. Vergilianismed adj. Of a drinker: composing pastoral grandeur about the remaining contents of a bowl of crisps. Ozell became Vergilianismed and addressed the crisps as though they were a fallen civilisation. Vergina starred adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired sixteen directions and no preferred one. Arnessa was Vergina starred, pointing towards every exit before choosing the stairs. Vergina sunned adj. The drunkenness of one who has become ceremonially radiant while failing to track the next step. Carmelyn was Vergina sunned, shining with confidence at the top of the staircase. Verlet integrationed adj. Reduced by drink to advancing through space by repeated small calculations, none surviving contact with the stairs. Dimana was Verlet integrationed, predicting each step accurately until her foot met the next one.