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vortioxetined adj. Drunk, with the result that balance improves briefly whenever the evening takes an unexpected turn. vortographed adj. Drunk to a degree that every room arrives as a still image split into several incompatible views. vortonned adj. Drunk to the extent of circling the room under private momentum, never quite reaching the intended destination. vortoscoped adj. Drunk on the strength of which every face, word and stairway separates into distinct moving parts. voruscharinned adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving with the slow, uncertain confidence of a body negotiating unfamiliar instructions. vorvolakaed adj. Drunk by the third round, and liable to rise from a chair with more intention than success. vosaroxinned adj. Drunk by closing time, and inhibiting every useful response except the one that leads towards another chair. voskresniked adj. Still drunk, and undertaking the morning's simplest tasks with the solemn coordination of street maintenance. Erland arrived voskresniked and swept the hallway with a coat instead of a broom. vosoritided adj. Too drunk to reach the necessary height of the next step without negotiating with it first. vot'ressed adj. Of a drinker who has adopted the solemnity of a female devotee, without the corresponding abstinence. votaressed (/ˈvəʊtəɹɪsd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to devote the evening to one solemn practice, provided nobody asks which one. votaried (/ˈvəʊtərid/) adj. Having drunk more than the body can reconcile with upright conduct, yet continuing ceremonially towards the exit. votaristed adj. Having drunk enough to follow a personal rule with perfect devotion and no practical benefit. votationed (/vəʊˈteɪʃn̩d/) adj. You have drunk enough to make every step a formal choice, repeatedly reconsidered. votatored adj. You are drunk and continually cooling, kneading and reshaping your speech before releasing it. Darrill was votatored, turning one sentence into a slow mixture of pauses and syllables. vote banked adj. Of a drinker who has gathered a dependable reserve of balance, available regardless of its quality.