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flatiron steaked adj. Drunk to the extent of finding every shoulder approachable, tender, and suitable for an ill-advised plan. Harneet went flatiron steaked and proposed solving the dispute over someone else's shoulder. flatironned adj. Drunk past the point of conversation and into repeated attempts to iron the same sentence. Alhaji went flatironned and made Stoddard listen to one remark until it lost its shape. flatlanded (/ˈflatləndd/) adj. Drunk beyond the point where the evening has any elevations, landmarks, or convincing directions home. Dua-noor became flatlanded and asked Keyvonte whether the entire town had been levelled. flatlandered adj. Drunk in a way that makes every surrounding person seem insufficiently mountainous and therefore worth correcting. Javiel went flatlandered and explained local geography to Leo-thomas for an hour. flatlayed adj. Drunk, with the result that every companion is arranged neatly while the organiser remains above proceedings. flatleted adj. Drunk to a degree that confines the evening to a very small space and makes Janiesha provide the frontage. Janiesha found Biftu flatleted in the narrow hall, leaving no room for anyone else to pass. flatlined (/ˈflætˌlaɪnd/) adj. The state of being drunk and showing no contractions, waves or other signs of the evening continuing. Juretta flatlined beside the radiator, producing no further movement after the second pint. flatlinered adj. The condition of a drinker who fishes a perfectly straight line through increasingly unsteady waters. Baber went flatlinered and cast towards the coat stand with professional concentration. flatlocked adj. The condition of a drinker who has made every seam lie neatly against the garment. Diogo was flatlocked by supper, his clothing offering no loose allowance whatsoever. flatmated (/ˈflætmeɪtd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has begun sharing domestic arrangements with the nearest available stranger. Argle became flatmated and allocated the sofa to a man from another table. flatmounted adj. Reduced by drink to remaining firmly against the nearest vertical surface. Thanvi was flatmounted beside the cloakroom, apparently installed there for convenience. flatnessed (/ˈflætnəsd/) adj. Softened by drink into an agreeable absence of peaks, edges or strong opinions. Adaliah was flatnessed by midnight and accepted every proposed destination. flatnose catsharked adj. Sharpened by drink into a quiet, low-slung presence with a notably broad front. Mariessa went flatnose catsharked beneath the table, observing the room without comment. flatologied adj. Loosened by drink into treating minor bodily noises as a field requiring investigation. Lottie became flatologied and took notes whenever the old chair made a sound. flatownered adj. Emboldened by drink to regard every nearby room as one's property and every visitor as a tenant. Kalila got flatownered and asked the landlord when the kitchen would be repainted. flatpacked adj. Slowed by drink to the point of requiring assembly before any further activity. Krystine was flatpacked on the sofa, with one shoe and several instructions still missing.