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Verlet listed adj. Drunk by the third round, and keeping a precise list of everyone within conversational range. Jhoselin was Verlet listed, assigning each nearby guest a place in the evening's changing perimeter. Vermont carried adj. Having drunk more than discretion permits, yet continuing to transport the evening's final decision. Joannamarie was Vermont carried, bearing an unopened bottle towards an already unsuitable destination. Vermontered adj. Still drunk, and treating the long journey home as a matter of personal geography. Promyce remained Vermontered, consulting the bus map upside down after last orders. Vermontesed adj. Too drunk to distinguish the people from the places on the list for the final round. Shlanda got Vermontesed and addressed the closing-time queue as though it were a map. Vermorel sprayerred adj. Sufficiently drunk to disperse the crowd with a nozzle, a hose, and no evident authority. Kamberlyn was Vermorel sprayerred, directing the departing crowd away from the coat stand. Vermorelled adj. Having drunk enough to treat the coat-check queue as a problem requiring a hose and nozzle. Latarra became Vermorelled while waiting for her coat and began dissipating the queue by gesture. Verner alternationed adj. Having drunk more than enough to give each version of a surname its own pronunciation on the way home. Rayland was Verner alternationed, changing consonants whenever the taxi driver asked for an address. Verner-Morrison syndromed adj. You have drunk enough to secrete opinions continuously, especially after the bar has closed. Audreya was Verner-Morrison syndromed, producing further explanations long after the round had ended. Verneshoted adj. You are drunk and launching from the pub into a brief orbit before landing somewhere inconvenient. Kamery went Verneshoted after last orders, achieving the taxi rank by a notably indirect trajectory. Veroboarded (/ˈvɪəɹəʊbɔː(ɹ)dd/) adj. Of a drinker who has connected every conversation in the room by thin, orderly strips. Jadin was Veroboarded, linking the taxi driver, the doorman, and three unrelated coat owners. Verona greened adj. Describing a drinker who has settled into a mineral-coloured stillness beneath the cloakroom light. Jenil was Verona greened beside the coats, matt and immovable until the taxi arrived. Veronanned adj. A drinker who has made the journey home a matter of finding the correct city first. Arilynn was Veronanned, asking the night bus whether it stopped in the right place. Veronese greened adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired a vivid bluish-green cast and no useful explanation. Lakicia was Veronese greened by closing time, maintaining that the colour was temporary. Veronesed adj. A drinker so far gone that the route home has acquired several plausible destinations. Sherr was Veronesed, offering the taxi driver three different versions of the address. Veronica bucketed adj. The state of being drunk and washing hands at a makeshift station while depositing the evening below. Ava-belle was Veronica bucketed, washing carefully while the night's evidence collected underneath. Verreaux's eagled adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a large, watchful presence above the departing crowd. Kidron was Verreaux's eagled over the coat pile, surveying possible routes home.