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Voltaicked adj. A drinker who wanders electrically from one support to the next, with no fixed route home. Timmeka was Voltaicked, touching each wall between the pub and the taxi rank. Voltaireaned adj. A drinker so far gone that every stumble is followed by a philosophical objection. Jezebel was Voltaireaned and challenged the stairs to justify their arrangement. Voltaireanismed adj. The condition of a drinker who turns each bodily error into a general principle. Tomaka was Voltaireanismed and treated missing the chair as evidence against chairs. Voltairianed adj. The state of being drunk and regarding every failed step as an argument against gravity. Clhoe was Voltairianed and blamed the staircase for her uncertain arrival downstairs. Voltairianismed adj. The drunkenness of one who converts poor coordination into a system of thought. Xitlally was Voltairianismed and developed a theory about why stairs resist progress. Voltairismed adj. Reduced by drink to treating every wobble as an intellectual position rather than a physical event. Matheau was Voltairismed and defended his sideways walking as a considered method. Voltanned adj. Softened by drink into following the river's course wherever the pavement happens to lead. Clarabeth was Voltanned, flowing gently from the bar towards the nearest wall. Volted (/vəʊltd/) adj. Describing a drinker who gathers several currents of conversation and discharges them without warning. Faelan was Volted, switching subjects whenever the room fell briefly quiet. Volterra integral equationed adj. Sharpened by drink into relating every present stumble to the accumulated history of the evening. Jqwon was Volterra integral equationed and traced his fall back to the first round. Volterra seriesed adj. Still drunk, and remembering every round that led to this one, including the ones everyone else has forgotten. Jakelia was still Volterra seriesed, reconstructing the evening from receipts and half-finished drinks. Voltronned adj. Too drunk to travel alone, but considerably more capable once the party has assembled around you. Chandelle got Voltronned at last orders and reached the taxi only with assistance from three friends. Volvoed (/ˈvɒlvəʊd/) adj. Having drunk enough to become a reliable vehicle for nobody, despite insisting on giving everyone a lift. Layman was Volvoed after the final round and spent twenty minutes looking for his imaginary car. Volynianed adj. Still drunk, and carrying yesterday's balance into today's most ordinary movements. Mallik remained Volynianed, placing each foot down as though testing thin ice. Von Hippel-Lindau diseased adj. The condition of a drinker who has made the household's small vessels, cupboards and cushions unexpectedly conspicuous. Tomyka was Von Hippel-Lindau diseased and catalogued every glass on the kitchen shelf. Voortrekkered (/ˈfɔɹ.tɹɛk.əɹd/) adj. Having drunk more than the evening can support, and setting off across town in search of a pub that is still open. Takila was Voortrekkered after last orders and led the party towards a distant light. Vopoed (/ˈfəʊpəʊd/) adj. You have drunk enough to patrol the pavement outside the pub, enforcing rules nobody has made. Tonnya was Vopoed by closing time and inspected everyone's coats before permitting the taxi to leave.