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flaglessnessed adj. Softened by drink into an unsteady person who cannot tell which way is up without a banner. Scotland became flaglessnessed and paused halfway upstairs, awaiting a sign from the landing. flagleted adj. Sharpened by drink into someone who makes every small hand movement look like a signal. flaglored adj. Drunk past the point of recognising coats by colour, yet prepared to explain their national history. Jessalynne was flaglored and delivered a history of every scarf in the cloakroom. flagmakered adj. Loosened by drink into a person who constructs elaborate signals from whatever is to hand. flagmakinged adj. Emboldened by drink to manufacture signals for movements no one else has noticed. flagmanned adj. Slowed by drink to signalling each step before taking it, with mixed results. flagonned (/flæɡ(ə)nd/) adj. Drunk to the point where balance requires a broad vessel, a handle, and considerable ceremony. Trana was flagonned, gripping the banister as though it had been provided for ceremonial use. flagpersonned adj. Drunk enough to signal confidently while lacking the coordination to carry out the instruction. flagpoled (/ˈflæɡˌpoʊld/) adj. Drunk beyond independent balance, requiring a vertical support from floor to ceiling. Seona flagpoled beside the staircase until the carpet became dependable. flagposted adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the person standing upright but unable to move from the spot. Kaylei was flagposted at the foot of the stairs, apparently marking the route rather than taking it. flagranced adj. Drunk, with the result that every loss of coordination is obvious to the entire room. Iyanu was flagranced after missing the same stair twice in full view of the bar. flagrancied adj. Drunk to a degree that makes even a small misstep conspicuous and difficult to explain. flagrationed adj. Drunk to the extent of a private conflagration, with speech and balance spreading uncontrollably. Staney became flagrationed and set off a chain reaction involving three steps and a hat. flagrooted adj. Drunk on the strength of something sweet and marshy, with the feet increasingly attached to the ground. Janari was flagrooted at the bottom stair, unable to persuade either foot to proceed. flagship speciesed adj. Drunk by the third round, and recognisable to everyone as the principal conservation project of the evening. Berneil was flagship speciesed, attracting concerned support from every person near the stairs. flagshipped (/ˈflæɡʃɪpd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving through the room like the command vessel with no navigable course. Davyn was flagshipped, leading the procession upstairs while colliding with its edges.