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flamecrested adj. Drunk beyond concealment, with the morning's hair standing in a small, distinctive crown. Cassadra arrived flamecrested, her hair raised neatly above an otherwise exhausted face. flamed (/fleɪmd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to wake with a face warm as a small, persistent fire. Josalynn arrived at breakfast flamed, radiating heat and declining the toast. flamefested adj. Drunk in a way that turns the morning's recollections into a large-scale exchange of mutual accusations. Lumi was flamefested before coffee, blaming three absent friends for the missing umbrella. flamefished adj. Describing a drinker who confidently schools everyone on fish while mistaking the ashtray for an aquarium. Marisela was flamefished, identifying the landlord as a cardinalfish before ordering another round. flameflowered adj. A drinker who, after one botanical observation, appoints himself responsible for the pub’s entire horticulture. flamegraphed adj. The state of being drunk and assigning every delay in the room to an imaginary performance chart. flamekeepered adj. The condition of a drinker who solemnly tends a candle, convinced the evening’s survival depends upon it. Ami was flamekeepered and reprimanded Lativia for allowing the votive candle to flicker. flamelessnessed adj. The drunkenness of one who confidently removes every source of fire, including the harmless ones. Monasha was flamelessnessed and unplugged the electric candles before sitting in darkness. flameleted (/ˈfleɪmlətd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a small, wavering source of conviction, nevertheless certain it can illuminate the room. Amberlin was flameleted but still insisted her phone torch could guide everyone home. flamelighted adj. Softened by drink into a person who treats the nearest flicker as a profound revelation. flamemailed adj. Sharpened by drink into sending an aggressively insulting message whose confidence exceeds its spelling. Charles-elie got flamemailed and told the committee exactly what it could do with its minutes. flamenco guitared adj. Drunk and striking dramatic poses with the certainty that the room has requested an acoustic accompaniment. flamencoed (/fləˈmɛŋkəʊd/) adj. Slowed by drink to a stately rhythm, with each attempted step treated as a deliberate dance phrase. flamencologied adj. Drunk enough to have a theory of flamenco and to apply it to every movement in the pub. Saje was flamencologied, analysing the queue’s footwork while missing the last train. flamencologisted adj. Drunk to the point where every handclap is confidently classified as evidence of a regional tradition. Ammad became flamencologisted and corrected the rhythm of the birthday applause. flamened (/ˈfleɪmənd/) adj. Loosened by drink into claiming divine authority over a household matter of no religious significance. Shanata became flamened and declared herself priestess of the kitchen’s remaining crisps.