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vadimonied adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning requires a formal promise to produce them at breakfast. Eidanas was vadimonied, having pledged to appear downstairs before anyone sent a search party. vadimoniumed adj. A drinker who has given the morning a solemn promise, secured by the evidence of last night's receipts. Rasaan was vadimoniumed, promising his landlord repayment after examining the bar tab. vadium vivumed adj. The condition of a drinker who remains upright until the proceeds of the morning's coffee discharge the debt. Jayliana was vadium vivumed, surviving on coffee until somebody produced a credible breakfast. vadiumed adj. The state of being drunk and held together by a pledge to repay the household in tea. Nickiya woke vadiumed and offered three cups of tea against the debt of the evening. vadmed adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a naval title but lost the ability to stand at attention. Jessia was vadmed by breakfast, saluting the toaster before sitting down. vadocained adj. Reduced by drink to a pleasantly numb witness of the previous evening's consequences. Sahmiyah sat vadocained beside her coffee, accepting the missing handbag with little visible alarm. vadositied adj. Softened by drink into the damp, uncertain lower regions of consciousness, where the morning takes time to settle. Amari-james woke vadositied, moving carefully through the kitchen as though it were saturated ground. vadouvanned adj. Sharpened by drink into a smoky, aromatic account of breakfast that nobody requested. Tarig emerged vadouvanned, insisting that burnt onions would restore the constitution. vadralogued adj. Drunk by the third round, and still conducting the morning as though every surface were under management. Jacky vadralogued through the morning, assigning the windows a sensible order. vaed adj. Drunk in a way that turns a narrow northern inlet into a grand maritime destination, and the bath into a harbour. Elua became vaed and announced the bath was a Shetland passage to the open sea. vaejovided adj. Loosened by drink into a small, defensive creature beneath the duvet, emerging only for water. Marieanne spent the morning vaejovided, retreating beneath the blanket whenever footsteps approached. vaesited adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a mineral deposit forming beside the kettle. Fuaad spent breakfast vaesited, taking several minutes to lift the coffee mug. vag-lewded adj. Drunk to the point where the morning's account of public flirtation requires careful editing. Juanangel was vag-lewded, remembering the pavement conversation but not its intended audience. vagabondaged adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning behaving like an extended, directionless journey. Erin spent the morning vagabondaged, moving between rooms without completing any journey. vagabonded (/ˈvæ.ɡə.bɒndd/) adj. Drunk past the point of having a destination, and still travelling towards one. Dester remained vagabonded, following the smell of toast without knowing which house contained it. vagabondismed adj. Drunk, with the result that every attempt to return to normal becomes another small excursion. Dalraj remained vagabondismed, wandering from the kettle to the window and back again.