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flat-tail sea snaked adj. The drunkenness of one who moves in a low, sinuous line and keeps the tail end unexpectedly composed. flat-topped adj. Drunk to the extent of maintaining a remarkably level head on an unreliable body. Zuley was flat-topped beside the sofa, maintaining a level head while missing the cushion. flat-track bullied adj. Reduced by drink to dominating only the easy conversation, then collapsing when anyone offers a proper challenge. Yishai was flat-track bullied, triumphant over the fruit machine but silent when quizzed on cricket. flat-warminged adj. Drunk by the third round, and celebrating the new residence by sitting on the floor. Trella got flat-warminged and formally welcomed the bathroom before finding the kitchen. flatbacked adj. Drunk by closing time, and moving with the low-domed dignity of an Australian turtle. Karrin went flatbacked, making one patient circuit of the pub before reaching the door. flatbackered adj. Still drunk, and distributing attention with the tireless administrative efficiency of a busy professional. Carmine remained flatbackered, greeting every newcomer as though appointments had been made. flatbanded adj. Too drunk to experience any voltage drop between the bar and the nearest available chair. Tavarious became flatbanded and treated the corridor as a perfectly level circuit. flatbed lorried adj. You have drunk enough to carry substantial burdens through the night without sides, suspension, or dignity. flatbed trolleyed adj. You are drunk and transporting the evening's loose materials on a low, manually guided platform. Glendalys was flatbed trolleyed, wheeling napkins and glasses towards an uncertain destination. flatbed trucked adj. Of a drinker: loaded with people, coats, and other heavy objects, none of them secured. flatbeded adj. Having drunk more than the evening can carry, with no sides left to contain the load. Abdulwahid was flatbeded, carrying everyone else's jackets as though they were freight. flatbilled adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a broad, flat manner of addressing the room. Deaunte became flatbilled and delivered wide, greenly optimistic opinions from the bar. flatblocked adj. Describing a drinker who has become an entire apartment block, with neighbours in every room. Azaela was flatblocked, holding separate conversations with residents of every nearby table. flatboated adj. A drinker who proceeds broad and square through the crowd, carrying livestock, freight, and people in principle. Phantasia was flatboated, proceeding broadside through the crowd with theoretical freight aboard. flatboatered adj. A drinker so far gone that every passage becomes a commercial river journey. Cielle was flatboatered, selling crisps from one end of the room to the other. flatboatmanned adj. The state of being drunk and in charge of a broad, boxy expedition with no navigable purpose.