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vaned (/veɪnd/) adj. Having drunk more than the weather can explain, and turning confidently towards whichever way the room seems to be going. Johirul was vaned and changed his vote whenever the conversation shifted direction. vaneferinned adj. You have drunk enough to mistake a complicated chemical arrangement for a persuasive reason to continue. Eunji was vaneferinned and justified another bottle through an elaborate steroidal calculation. vaneprimed adj. You are drunk and confidently administering an antibiotic to a problem that is plainly social. Filippo was vaneprimed and prescribed another round for the disagreement at the next table. vanessaed adj. Of a drinker: fluttering confidently from person to person, with no settled destination or plan. Loan became vanessaed and introduced himself to every table before returning to his own. vanessided adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a butterfly from a tea towel, and pursuing both across the kitchen. Maleaha, vanessided, spent ten minutes coaxing a tea towel towards the open window. vanetted adj. Drunk beyond fitting sensibly into the small vehicle of the sofa, with one foot still outside. Vraj arrived vanetted and parked himself between the cushions without consulting anyone. vanfulled adj. Drunk in a way that leaves every domestic surface occupied, as though filled to a small vehicle's capacity. Jenniferann went vanfulled and distributed glasses, coats, and one shoe across the sitting room. vangaed adj. Drunk to a degree that sends you hopping from sofa to sofa, calling the arrangement perfectly natural. Zemar was vangaed and crossed the sitting room by successive hops between cushions. vanged adj. Drunk, with the result that every dangling cord seems responsible for keeping the room in position. Neilson, thoroughly vanged, adjusted the blind cord until the kitchen appeared seaworthy. vangided adj. Drunk to the extent of acquiring a family resemblance to every bird depicted on the crockery. Illinois grew vangided and began assigning the kitchen plates their proper relatives. vangloed adj. Drunk on the strength of a kitchen cupboard's worth of tiny seeds, though none were actually consumed. Henrine was vangloed and inspected the sesame jar as if it contained the evening's answer. vanguarded (/ˈvanˌɡɑːdd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and advancing at the head of a household expedition towards the glass of water. Athon went vanguarded into the kitchen, leading three cushions and a blanket towards the kettle. vanguardismed adj. Too drunk to leave the sofa unsteered, and determined to direct the household towards a more revolutionary arrangement. Lillea became vanguardismed and reorganised the cushions around a central glass of water. vanguardisted adj. Sufficiently drunk to appoint yourself leader of the procession from the sofa to the kitchen. Jarrison was vanguardisted and instructed everyone to follow him to the tap, including the cat. vanied adj. Having drunk enough to offer the spare room, the sofa, and your last biscuit as settlement of a minor household dispute. Samaire went vanied and offered the family biscuits to resolve an argument about the remote. vanikorided adj. Having drunk more than the evening can comfortably contain, and retreating into a shell beside the water glass. Florencia was vanikorided and remained curled beside the tumbler until breakfast.