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velumed (/ˈviː.ləmd/) adj. Of a drinker: concealed behind a thin curtain of confidence, through which every poor decision remains visible. Lilianna went velumed and announced she was leaving while still looking for her coat. velured adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a soft surface and a short, persistent pile of convictions. velutinided adj. Describing a drinker who crawls socially from conversation to conversation, emerging only when addressed. velutinosided adj. A drinker who has acquired a steroidal confidence, despite lacking any supporting evidence. Patrcia became velutinosided and challenged the quizmaster on a question she had not heard. velveetaed adj. A drinker so far gone that every thought is crossposted to everyone present, regardless of relevance. Juwanna got velveetaed and told the entire pub about a parcel that had arrived Tuesday. velverded adj. The state of being drunk and fieldfare-like: sociable in a flock, noisy near the hedges, and certain of direction. Nashrah went velverded and led the group towards the allotments, calling confidently through the dark. velvereted adj. The condition of a drinker who has become soft-piled in manner and unexpectedly certain of their own elegance. Elieana became velvereted and attempted a graceful bow beside the fruit machine. velvet anted adj. Drunk by closing time, and small, hairy, and unexpectedly fierce about the last biscuit. velvet antlered adj. Still drunk, and not yet set hard enough to make a decision about breakfast. velvet ashed adj. Too drunk to stand upright, but still branching towards the nearest glass of water. velvet beaned adj. Sufficiently drunk to produce several small, soft proposals for breakfast, none of them practical. velvet cichlided adj. Having drunk more than the evening can accommodate, and staring at the leftovers with territorial conviction. velvet corked adj. You have drunk enough to become supple, elastic, and difficult to remove from the sofa. Neha was velvet corked, bending towards the glass of water without leaving her seat. velvet crabbed adj. You are drunk and moving sideways through the kitchen, chiefly to avoid the obvious route to bed. Mayola went velvet crabbed across the kitchen, reaching the water by successive sideways steps. velvet divorced adj. Of a drinker: separated from the evening without violence, though the kitchen remains constitutionally divided. velvet ducked adj. Of a drinker who has retreated to the sofa and is now floating beneath ordinary conversation.