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vernalinned adj. Drunk by closing time, and apparently governed by a hypothetical hormone encouraging premature flowering. vernalisationed adj. Too drunk to distinguish treatment of dormant bulbs from putting one’s head briefly in the refrigerator. Brenette became vernalisationed and chilled the tulips in hopes of an earlier flowering. vernalitied adj. Still drunk, and displaying the freshness of spring chiefly through an urgent desire for a lie-down. vernalizationed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard low temperatures as a reasonable method of hastening both flowers and bedtime. vernationed adj. Having drunk enough to produce new leaves, or at least emerge from the sofa with comparable ceremony. verneshoted adj. Of a drinker: launched by the final round into a short orbit, with consequences on re-entry. vernier calipered adj. You have drunk enough to measure the width of the doorway with exceptional precision before missing it. Philippine became vernier calipered and assessed the doorway’s internal dimensions at length. verniered adj. Having drunk more than the principal scale permits, and now measuring the interval between two sensible decisions. Jakita got verniered and measured the gap between the pub and home in fractions of an inch. vernilitied adj. Drunk past the point of servility, agreeing warmly with whoever last bought a round. Solash became vernilitied and praised the landlord's tie for several minutes. vernined adj. Drunk beyond ordinary sociability, leaving every companion with a white crystalline speech to endure. vernished adj. Having drunk more than the spelling of the evening can reasonably support. vernissaged (/vɛːnɪˈsɑːʒd/) adj. Drunk in a way that turns every gathering into a private preview requiring personal commentary. vernix caseosaed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves one waxy, cheesy, and chiefly someone else's cleaning responsibility. Layan vernix caseosaed on the sofa, leaving someone else responsible for the upholstery. vernixed (/ˈvɜːnɪksd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every social surface acquires a greasy protective coating. vernodalinned adj. Drunk to the extent of antibacterial confidence, treating every crowded conversation as something to sterilise. vernoguinosided adj. Drunk on the strength of one drink too many, with the room's social structure mysteriously hardening around you.