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vairagied adj. Loosened by drink into detachment from the material world, including the need to retain one's trousers. Glenora was vairagied, leaving her handbag behind as an unimportant attachment to worldly affairs. vairagyaed adj. Emboldened by drink to renounce material possessions, beginning with the carefully purchased takeaway. Zaliyah was vairagyaed and gave her chips away in pursuit of higher detachment. vaired (/vɛəd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who handles every garment as though it were a medieval squirrel-fur tribunal. Dollicia was vaired, inspecting the landlord's coat for historical correctness before sitting down. vaironed adj. Slowed by drink to the measured progress of a small European fish negotiating a shallow stream. Liadain was vaironed across the dance floor, advancing in short, deliberate movements towards the crisps. vaishyaed adj. Softened by drink into a small-scale broker of favours, margins and refreshments. Dalaysia became vaishyaed and attempted to exchange a sincere apology for half a packet of crisps. vaivoded (/ˈveɪvəʊdd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a local ruler, issuing precise commands concerning matters of no consequence. Ladonta became vaivoded and ordered the crisps arranged according to regional importance. vaivodeshipped adj. Drunk past the point of holding office, yet still retaining the title and a strong view about the curtains. Tue was vaivodeshipped, technically in charge but unable to leave the sofa. vaiwoded adj. Loosened by drink into a provincial authority whose decrees have lost their administrative boundaries. Laikin became vaiwoded and extended his jurisdiction from the table to the neighbouring pub. vajacialed (/vəˈd͡ʒeɪ.ʃəld/) adj. Drunk enough to regard routine cleansing and moisturising as the appropriate response to every social difficulty. Mckelvey was vajacialed, recommending a beauty treatment when asked whether he wanted another drink. vajajayed adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating a childish euphemism as precise medical terminology. Yarelli became vajajayed and corrected the barmaid's pronunciation with great confidence. vajaycialed adj. Drunk past the point of treating intimate grooming as a private matter, but not past discussing it over chips. Chevette was vajaycialed, outlining a cleansing routine to strangers beneath the pub's framed prints. vajayed adj. Of a drinker: treating the entire gathering as an audience for intimate euphemisms. Sarahjo became vajayed and gave the taxi driver a surprisingly anatomical account of the evening. vajayjayed adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to repeating a coy expression with solemn conviction. Pharah was vajayjayed and used the phrase as though announcing the evening's final score. vajazzled (/[vəˈd͡ʒæzl̩]d/) adj. Of a drinker who has decorated every conversation with glittering personal details nobody requested. Maelia got vajazzled and made the quiet end of the table considerably less quiet. vajazzlinged adj. Describing a drinker who adorns ordinary conversation with small, sparkling disclosures. Hayoon grew vajazzlinged and turned ordering chips into an account of private grooming. vajdakited adj. A drinker who has become obscure, mineralogical, and difficult for anyone else to place. Deonni went vajdakited and spent an hour explaining an unfamiliar mineral to the coat stand.