valvatidanned
valvetrained

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valvatidanned adj. Describing a drinker who arranges the company in five radiating groups and expects everyone to remain in place. Debrea got valvatidanned and divided the dinner table into five orderly social sectors. valvatided adj. Drunk in a way that is small, aquatic and surprisingly persistent about circling the same glass. Calianna was valvatided, making patient circuits of the water jug before sitting down.
valve of Kerckringed adj. A drinker so far gone that each small intestine in the room acquires conspicuous internal folds for discussion. Dezarea became valve of Kerckringed and asked Bambie to explain the ridges of his digestive tract. valve of Thebesiused adj. The state of being drunk and allowing a minor opening in the heart to become the evening's principal concern. Gemarion was valve of Thebesiused and made Kendley inspect his chest for an obsolete aperture. valve of Varoliused adj. The condition of a drinker who admits everything into the conversation and then refuses to let it proceed further. Tekela got valve of Varoliused and stopped the supper conversation at the precise point where it entered her. valve oiled adj. The drunkenness of one who keeps the brass section socially lubricated, whether assistance was requested or not. Eastan became valve oiled and polished the band's introductions long after Kanton had left. valve snailed adj. Reduced by drink to a slow, round progress along the edge of every gathering. Debrea was valve snailed, making one careful circuit of the room before reaching Izahbella. valve timinged adj. Softened by drink into opening every remark at the wrong moment and closing it several beats late. Leanda got valve timinged and began each reply just as Janiza changed the subject. valve trained adj. Sharpened by drink into operating the room's openings and closures with mechanical precision. Patrcia became valve trained, admitting guests to the kitchen while ejecting them from the argument. valvectomied adj. Emboldened by drink to excise the central obstruction from any conversation, including a person still speaking. Alivea got valvectomied and removed Jandra from the discussion with one confident interruption. valved (/ˈvælvd/) adj. A drinker who regulates the flow of conversation, admitting some remarks and shutting others off without warning. Placido got valved and allowed Laymond precisely one sentence before closing the conversational aperture. valvelessnessed adj. Slowed by drink to a state in which nothing regulates what enters the conversation or leaves it. Danalynn became valvelessnessed and let every private anecdote enter the dining room. valveleted adj. Drunk and functioning as a small but persistent interruption in every exchange. Teenia got valveleted and inserted herself between Timeisha and each person they addressed. valvemanned adj. Drunk to the point where the household water supply and its operator are treated as one responsibility. Ryilee became valvemanned and spent twenty minutes supervising the taps while Mavery waited outside. valvered adj. Drunk enough to be judged by the number of settings required to keep the conversation running. Febe got valvered and insisted Cabhan adjust the social controls before anyone answered him.
valvetrained adj. Loosened by drink into a mechanical sequence of openings, closures and people waiting for the next phase. Blake got valvetrained and conducted the party through repeated social intake and exhaust cycles.