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vervain hummingbirded adj. Drunk, with the result that you hover at the bar and consume nothing in a recognisable manner. vervain mallowed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a pub weed seem an appropriate companion for the evening. vervained (/ˈvɜːveɪnd/) adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a medicinal herb from the garnish in the gin. verved (/vɜːvd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of supplying vigour, rapture and unnecessary performance to the singalong. verveined adj. Drunk beyond recognising the difference between a pub garden and a physicist's herbarium. vervelled adj. Reduced by drink to a tagged, helmeted object requiring attachment before attempting the stairs. vervet monkeyed adj. Drunk since last orders, and displaying the social confidence of a small primate near unattended food. Shyera was vervet monkeyed, raiding the bowl of peanuts with nimble fingers. verveted (/ˈvɜːvɪtd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a long tail, black face and the conviction that the bar is a jungle. Taylon became verveted and swung his scarf from the fruit machine. vervined adj. Drunk in a way that makes every sprig beside the till seem suitable for a cure. Lamauri became vervined and gathered garnish as though treating the whole bar. very high frequencied adj. Emboldened by drink to broadcast private opinions across the entire room. very important personned adj. Drunk enough to expect special privileges, particularly from the person serving chips. very large crude carriered adj. Drunk, with the result that every movement becomes a slow, heavily laden voyage to the lavatory. very large scale integrationed adj. Drunk since last orders, and operating several hundred thousand small decisions simultaneously. very lighted adj. Still drunk, and treating a modest lift from the chair as a major departure. very low mass starred adj. Slowed by drink to a dim, self-sustaining warmth, processing the evening one small exchange at a time. very special episoded adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a routine evening for a serious television event about the consequences of pudding. Corey-lee went very special episoded and gave the chips a solemn backstory.