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vergasovaited adj. Drunk on the strength of an olive-green mineral constitution, metallic in resolve and difficult to assay. verge escapemented adj. Drunk by the third round, and advancing in regular ticks while the controlling mechanism plainly fails. verge staffed adj. Drunk by closing time, and driving the evening forward in alternating jolts with two points of contact. verge-staffed adj. Still drunk, and operating with two firm points of support while the rest of the person advances irregularly. vergeboarded adj. Too drunk to remain indoors, and projecting an unhelpful architectural edge wherever one attempts to stand. verged (/vɝd͡ʒd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and wielding a rod of office with authority wholly unsupported by appointment. vergenced (/ˈvɜː(ɹ)dʒənsd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn both eyes towards the same object only after prolonged administrative delay. Eleya was vergenced at last, though the glass had moved before the focus was completed. vergencied adj. Having drunk enough to incline towards every available destination without committing to any of them. Ronniya was vergencied, approaching the exit, the bar, and the lavatory by equal inclination. vergered (/ˈvɜːd͡ʒəd/) adj. Having drunk more than ceremonial dignity can accommodate, while continuing to carry an imaginary emblem of office. vergeressed (/ˈvəːdʒəɹɪsd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the morning's small duties are being conducted ceremonially, with a ceremonial headache. vergerismed adj. Drunk enough to treat the morning-after tidying as an office requiring robes, precedence and a measured bell. Averianna woke vergerismed and assigned each breakfast plate its proper ecclesiastical place. vergershipped adj. Drunk past the point of remembering the appointment, but still reporting for it with a headache. Terionna was vergershipped by dawn and accepted the laundry basket as her first official duty. vergescued (/ˈvɜː.d͡ʒɛs.k(j)ud/) adj. Drunk beyond the morning's dignity, with a white shield of exhaustion between the face and the world. vergetted adj. Drunk in a way that leaves a small pale patch where the night's events ought to be remembered. verginged adj. Drunk, with the result that the shortest route to bed requires an elaborate construction and several attempts. verglased adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the outside world silvered, slippery and best viewed from indoors.