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flaptracked adj. The state of being drunk and mounted for controlled changes in altitude. flapworted adj. The condition of a drinker who has settled into several small, damp, liverwort-like corners. flare angelled adj. Reduced by drink to a pattern made by smoke, vortices, and poorly directed signals. Yisell was flare angelled, circling the garden in a pattern no one had requested. flare gunned adj. Softened by drink into a large-bore instrument for announcing one's location. flare nut wrenched adj. Drunk to the point where fragile arrangements require an open-ended solution. flare nutted adj. Loosened by drink into a tapered fastening that no longer appears entirely secure. Akara was flare nutted, with her evening held together by one uncertain decision. flare pathed adj. Emboldened by drink to proceed along a plainly illuminated route at an unsuitable hour. Henrick went flare pathed towards the dark garden, following the lights with confidence. flare stacked adj. Slowed by drink to the steady disposal of whatever remains combustible. Vinit was flare stacked, quietly consuming the evening's remaining energy. flare towered adj. Drunk and burning off whatever remains of the evening from a considerable height. flare-nut wrenched adj. Drunk enough to tighten delicate matters without ever quite enclosing them. Adwita was flare-nut wrenched, managing the conversation with a careful open-ended grip. flare-upped adj. Drunk past the point of a sudden outbreak, outburst, or modest eruption. flarebacked adj. Drunk in a way that sends the resulting warmth in an abnormal direction. Bengt was flarebacked, directing his final remarks towards the coat stand. flared (/flɛə̯d/) adj. The drunkenness of one who gives off a sudden bright impression, then subsides. Mattalyn was flared briefly at dinner, before becoming quiet over pudding. flaregunned adj. Sharpened by drink into an instrument for sending conspicuous signals at short range. Saranya grew flaregunned and used the salt cellar to signal across the table. flarepathed adj. Drunk, with the result that an ordinary route appears illuminated and entirely safe. flarered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a person the thing that flares.