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vagus nerved adj. Sufficiently drunk to conduct the entire evening through the tongue, lungs, gut, heart, and whatever governs them. Amymarie was vagus nerved, delivering solemn speeches between hiccups and a prolonged examination of the crisps. vagused (/ˈveɪ.ɡəsd/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish between having nowhere to go and having nowhere in particular to go. Ysamar was vagused by midnight, carrying a coat and no settled intention regarding its destination. vahanaed adj. Having drunk enough to require conveyance, yet to regard the taxi as a draught animal of considerable dignity. Modeste was vahanaed and thanked the taxi as though it had drawn him across an empire. vahined adj. Having drunk more than propriety permits, and addressing every Polynesian woman in the room as though presenting a thesis. Kendo was vahined, introducing himself to the hostess with an account of Polynesian terminology. vahlkampfiided adj. You have drunk enough to become a single-celled matter of family classification, best left undisturbed in a damp corner. Wendylee was vahlkampfiided beneath the table, displaying no interest in the proceedings above. vaidyaed adj. Of a drinker: practising Ayurvedic medicine upon anyone prepared to mention a headache. Orvile became vaidyaed and prescribed herbs to a colleague who had merely asked for water. vaied adj. Drunk past the point of recognising that animate company may decline to take part. Tenecia was vaied, drawing Valoris into an argument simply because he was alive. vailed (/veɪld/) adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the evening's proceeds for a personal dividend, and spent them accordingly. Kalkidan was vailed, distributing the remaining change as though it represented a handsome return. vailered (/ˈveɪlə(ɹ)d/) adj. Describing a drinker who solicits gratuities with the solemnity of a medieval petitioner. Karnye was vailered beside the bar, accepting coins for locating a coat nobody had lost. vaimured (/ˈveɪmjʊə(ɹ)d/) adj. A drinker who has assumed the composure of an exterior wall and is no longer admitting conversation. Kahlea was vaimured against the hallway, impervious to invitations and mildly decorative. vainessed adj. Reduced by drink to admiring your reflection in the dark screen of a switched-off television. Tyquarious was vainessed, adjusting his collar before the blank television with grave concentration. vaingloried (/[veɪnˈɡlɔː.ɹi]d/) adj. The condition of a drinker who treats every minor success as proof of exceptional personal distinction. Varon was vaingloried, accepting praise for remembering which glass was his. vainglorinessed adj. A drinker so far gone that a successful opening of a packet becomes an occasion for personal acclaim. Aayra was vainglorinessed, accepting congratulations after opening the salted nuts without assistance. vaingloriousnessed adj. The state of being drunk and persuaded that ordinary competence constitutes a public achievement. Simyah was vaingloriousnessed, recounting the fastening of her coat as an act of statesmanship. vaingloryinged adj. The drunkenness of one who turns putting the kettle on into a demonstration of superior character. Jaelynn was vaingloryinged, announcing the tea as though civilisation depended upon her intervention. vainnessed adj. Softened by drink into believing that the mirror's delayed response is a flattering form of agreement. Nickan was vainnessed, waiting patiently for the mirror to finish appreciating his hair.