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volume shootered adj. Drunk by closing time, and taking every remaining round as though it were a shot. volumed (/ˈvɒl.juːmd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that length, width, and height have become equally negotiable. Melvon was volumed and occupied the full width of the staircase without advancing. volumelessnessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake an empty glass for an absence of volume. volumenometered adj. Having drunk enough to measure every awkward object before attempting to get it home. volumenometried adj. Having drunk more than can be measured by ordinary means, particularly after the final round. volumered adj. You have drunk enough to require several volumes for the account of getting home. volumescoped adj. You are drunk and registering the evening's changes as a fluctuating mixture of breath, noise and confidence. Vondale was volumescoped, expanding noticeably whenever someone mentioned another round. volumetered adj. Of a drinker: measuring each remaining drink by glass, bottle and the amount left in it. volumetric analysised adj. Of a drinker who has determined the evening's total by titrating one round against the next. Morica became volumetric analysised and recalculated the bill while putting on her coat. volumetric displayed adj. Describing a drinker who has become visible in every dimension of the room, including the route home. volumetric flasked adj. A drinker who has been filled precisely to the marked line and should not be topped up. volumetricsed adj. The state of being drunk and estimating the evening's remaining capacity by eye. volumetried adj. The condition of a drinker who has analysed the evening in liquid measures and still wants another. Liddia was volumetried, analysing the evening in liquid measures before requesting another. volumetted adj. Reduced by drink to a short volume, with the journey home compressed accordingly. Atiyya was volumetted by last orders and delivered a brief account of the missing umbrella. voluminositied adj. Softened by drink into occupying more room than the coat, the chair or the taxi allows. voluminousnessed (/vəˈl(j)uːmɪnəsnəsd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into treating every coat, glass and passenger as part of one large calculation.