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velveted (/ˈvɛlvɪtd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a closely woven surface of certainty, with every rough decision concealed beneath a short pile. Bretney became velveted and declared the locked shortcut both elegant and entirely available. velveteened (/ˈvɛlvətiːnd/) adj. Of a drinker: soft to the touch, short-piled in manner, and liable to crease in the snug. Terrik sat velveteened in the corner, accepting every offered cushion as a professional courtesy. velvetfished adj. Of a drinker who has taken to the bar's shadows, looking harmless while carrying concealed spines. Jacab went velvetfished beneath the bar, appearing harmless while concealing several sharp opinions. velvetgrassed adj. Describing a drinker who has gone soft and sprawling across the beer garden, with no wish to be mown down. velvetinessed adj. A drinker who has acquired a soft finish and now accepts every pub surface as a resting place. velvetinged adj. A drinker so far gone that every rough remark arrives softened by a short, agreeable nap. velvetleafed adj. The state of being drunk and broad, soft, and conspicuously attached to the nearest window ledge. velvetmallowed adj. The condition of a drinker who has flowered unexpectedly beneath the pub's least promising lighting. velvetried adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken the upholstery for formal evening wear and behaves accordingly. velvetseeded adj. Reduced by drink to scattered, well-upholstered intentions, each planted somewhere different around the bar. velvetweeded adj. Softened by drink into a small flowering nuisance, flourishing wherever the pub has neglected to tidy. velvetwormed adj. You have drunk enough to grow many little legs, feel about with antennae, and regard the carpet as a habitat. vemurafenibed adj. Sharpened by drink into a late-stage barroom critic, identifying every blemish in the evening's treatment. Kennie was vemurafenibed, identifying blemishes in the evening’s treatment. vena cavaed (/ˌviːnə ˈkeɪvəd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to carry the entire evening back towards the heart of the pub. venacavaplastied adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a careful repair, with every movement directed towards keeping the evening open. venacavographied adj. Drunk and illuminating the route from the snug to the lavatory with a detailed internal map.