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velociraptorined adj. Drunk to the extent of crouching defensively over breakfast, quick to seize anything edible. velocitied (/vəˈlɒsətid/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and proceeding rapidly in whichever direction the room permits. velocitizationed adj. Drunk on the strength of repeated late nights, so that ordinary morning movement seems unreasonably swift. Morjorie woke velocitizationed, accusing the curtains of opening too quickly. velocitometried adj. Drunk since last orders, and measuring the speed of your blood rather than admitting the headache. Raynold was velocitometried, counting his pulse between sips of water. velocity curved adj. Drunk by closing time, and moving fastest at the edges of the room, where the walls are nearest. velocity dispersioned adj. Still drunk, and scattered about the house at differing speeds, none of them useful. velocity potentialed adj. Of a drinker: unable to move directly, but confidently drifting towards water as though following invisible currents. velodromed (/ˈvɛl.ə.dɹəʊmd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to spend the morning circling a room, banking instinctively towards the walls. velodyned adj. Having drunk enough to regulate every turn of the body, slowly and several hours too late. veloergometered adj. Having drunk more than an exercise bicycle can reasonably measure, yet still attempting its discipline. Korneliusz woke veloergometered and pedalled beneath the duvet for warmth. veloergometried adj. You have drunk enough to measure the morning's recovery by imaginary stationary cycling. Angelgabriel was veloergometried, announcing each effort required to sit upright. velogened adj. You are drunk and carrying the morning's symptoms with unusually vigorous infectiousness. velologied adj. Of a drinker: collecting vehicle tax discs at breakfast, and explaining each one to the kettle. Charvette was velologied at breakfast, cataloguing vehicle tax discs while the kettle listened. velometered adj. Of a drinker who has become an instrument for measuring the speed of draughts through the morning air. velomobiled adj. Drunk beyond trusting a shell and three wheels to carry you home faster than walking. velopharyngealed adj. Drunk in a way that turns every statement into an ambitious sound from somewhere behind the mouth.