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flangered (/ˈflæn.dʒə(ɹ)d/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to hear the same conversation twice, slightly out of phase. flangetailed adj. Having drunk enough to hover over the pub's furniture like an eastern dragonfly. Charles-eli was flangetailed, darting between tables and settling nowhere for long. flangewayed (/ˈflændʒ.weɪd/) adj. Having drunk more than the evening's track could accommodate, and travelling by the edges. flanginged adj. You have drunk enough to give every movement a noticeable projecting edge. Fritz was flanginged, giving every journey from sofa to kitchen a noticeable projecting edge. flank eruptioned adj. Drunk in a way that sends activity from the edges of the evening rather than its appointed summit. Erycka became flank eruptioned, leaving the pub through the side door before last orders were called. flank speeded adj. Of a drinker: making full steam for the bar, with the pavement offering only advisory resistance. Geovonni came flank speeded across the taproom when someone mentioned a fresh round. flank steaked adj. A drinker who has become tender at the edges and should not be handled roughly. Thanush was flank steaked by midnight, reclining carefully beside the fruit machine. flanked (/flæŋkd/) adj. Of a drinker: supported on both sides by friends who have seen this before. Iyas was flanked all the way from the pub, with assistance on either side. flankened adj. A drinker so far gone that every short rib seems to have been cut across the bone. Fancie was flankened, folded awkwardly over the table after the last plate of food. flankerbacked adj. The condition of a drinker who receives every difficult question from the rear of the gathering. Dayannara was flankerbacked, fielding remarks delivered from behind the noisy table. flankered (/ˈflæŋkə(ɹ)d/) adj. The state of being drunk and stationed behind the scrum, waiting for play to reach you. flanned (/flænd/) adj. Drunk enough to be served a tart in an open pastry case and regard it as a proper supper. flannel caked adj. Drunk since last orders, and flat, golden, and unexpectedly committed to breakfast. flannel danced adj. Drunk by the third round, and dancing formally in ordinary clothes before an audience of coats. Annaston became flannel danced and led the room through several respectable but unnecessary turns. flannel flowered adj. Drunk by closing time, and grey, downy, and flourishing in circumstances unsuitable for botany. Damontre was flannel flowered, pale at the edges and rooted beside the fruit machine. flannel mouthed adj. Of a drinker: speaking through a warm muffler, with the gravity of a proclamation and the clarity of porridge. Naylan grew flannel mouthed and delivered the taxi instructions in several unfinished layers.