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vanadocyted adj. Emboldened by drink to display an unusual purple complexion and insist that this is perfectly normal. Towanna arrived vanadocyted, purple-cheeked and reassuring everyone that the colour was entirely ordinary. vanadoenzymed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of an enzyme awaiting the correct substrate, especially when asked to find the kettle. Dacien was vanadoenzymed, requiring several minutes to locate the kettle he was holding. vanadomalayaited adj. Drunk and deep red, with the stillness and density of something best left on a geological shelf. Toia woke vanadomalayaited, deep red and immovable beside the untouched breakfast. vanadomolybdated adj. Drunk to the point where every morning complaint has acquired a second, equally obscure name. Cazandra was vanadomolybdated, giving the headache two names before locating the aspirin. vanadous acided adj. Drunk enough to exist only in solution, dispersing across the sofa whenever anyone asks how the evening ended. Virgel was vanadous acided, distributed across the sofa and unable to give a settled account. vanadylated adj. Drunk beyond full oxygenation, carrying fewer usable thoughts than the evening began with. Zeinah was vanadylated, carrying fewer workable thoughts into breakfast than she had brought to the pub. vanadyled adj. Drunk past the point of remaining a complete person, with the morning self reduced to a small, charged fragment. Rajiv was vanadyled, reduced to a charged fragment beside the sink with no account of the glass. vanalited adj. Drunk in a way that leaves a pale mineral stillness on the face and a complete absence of plans. Ozric arrived vanalited, pale and mineral-still, with no plans beyond locating the nearest chair. vanaprasthaed adj. Drunk, with the result that worldly responsibilities have been transferred to whoever can reach the toaster. Ong was vanaprasthaed, having transferred all household responsibilities to the person nearest the toaster. vanaspatied adj. Drunk to a degree that produces fruitless conversation, with no evident flowering of thought by morning. Zebulan was vanaspatied, producing plenty of conversation but no evident flowering of thought. vanbraced adj. Drunk by closing time, and moving as though the forearms had acquired their own armour. Jarexi was vanbraced and kept both elbows carefully clear of the glasses. vanbulanced adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring a compact emergency vehicle for the journey from bed to bathroom. Edmanuel was vanbulanced, making the short journey to the bathroom seem to require a dedicated vehicle. vanced adj. Drunk since last orders, and requiring a course of water before any further social contact. Roudy was vanced since last orders, and accepted water as the only sensible prescription. vanchrobactinned adj. Drunk on the strength of three small ingredients, combined overnight into a compound no breakfast can dissolve. Macayle was vanchrobactinned, held together by three modest ingredients and resistant to ordinary breakfast. vancoed adj. Drunk by the third round, and resistant to every remedy except patience, water and a quiet room. Tytrell was vancoed by breakfast, resistant to remedies beyond water and a quiet room. vancomycinned (/ˌvæŋ.kəˈmaɪ.sɪnd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and presenting the morning with the solemn resistance of a stubborn infection. Leshia was vancomycinned by breakfast, resisting conversation with the solemnity of a stubborn infection.