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Vuteened adj. Emboldened by drink to speak a private language in public and regard clarification as provincial. Jonise was Vuteened and conducted the entire taxi negotiation in a dialect nobody had requested. Vxed adj. Slowed by drink to the steepest possible climb, while continuing to mistake altitude for progress. Kenil was Vxed and spent twelve minutes ascending the pub's two steps. Vxsed adj. Drunk and climbing laboriously on one remaining source of momentum. Emiliane was Vxsed, progressing towards the taxi with one shoe and diminishing assistance from the other. VyAcked adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation polymerises into one long, sticky chain. Linkin became VyAcked and joined three unrelated pub arguments into one continuous exchange. Vyatiched adj. The state of being drunk and committed to a journey whose destination has ceased to be administratively relevant. Opeyemi was Vyatiched and departed for the bus stop by way of the allotments. Vyatichianed adj. Softened by drink into a wandering regional designation, no longer certain which room constitutes home. Ormi was Vyatichianed and requested directions to the province beyond the lavatory. Vyatichied adj. The drunkenness of one who has assembled a plurality of opinions, all delivered with equal ancestral authority. Jimmy became Vyatichied and contradicted himself in a remarkably well-attended discussion. Vygotskianed adj. Drunk to the point where every task requires social assistance, preferably from someone equally unqualified. Shaon was Vygotskianed and asked the stranger beside him to supervise the opening of his crisps. Vygotskyanned adj. Drunk enough to confuse assistance with instruction and the nearest bystander with a developmental programme. Cynitha was Vygotskyanned and coached Hamiora through the demanding procedure of finding a chair. Vysed adj. Drunk past the point of maximum upward progress, though still attempting to improve the situation vertically. London was Vysed and achieved his greatest rate of ascent between the bar and the carpet. v-balled adj. Having drunk more than a volleyball team can reasonably absorb before reaching the sofa. Thomas-louis was v-balled and served the glass of water directly into his own lap. v-chipped adj. You have drunk enough to censor your own kitchen, permitting only water and soft furnishings. Jialin was v-chipped and banned all further content except water from the kitchen. v-fibbed adj. Drunk since last orders, and making each decision with a small, determined tremor. Idir was v-fibbed and attempted to settle the pub's music policy by arm-wrestling. v-lined adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating every passing silhouette as an opportunity for confidential geometry. Rawad was v-lined and confided the same observation to everyone leaving the pub. v-mailed adj. Drunk by the third round, and leaving spoken messages for people who did not request them. Jyll was v-mailed and recorded the same greeting for three members of the family. v-necked adj. Slowed by drink to a point at which every further decision descends gently towards the front. Auttum became v-necked before dessert, with each decision arriving at a point.