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flatpickinged (/ˈflætpɪkɪŋd/) adj. Drunk and repeatedly striking the same few notes with misplaced bluegrass confidence. Shali was flatpickinged, accompanying the jukebox on an imaginary acoustic guitar. flatplanned adj. Drunk to the point where the evening's conversations and advertisements have acquired a fixed layout. Saadia became flatplanned and assigned each guest a position beside the buffet. flatroded adj. Drunk enough to transfer the evening's movement mechanically across a short distance. Danajia went flatroded between the bar and the lavatory, propelled by brief determined hinges. flatscaped adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a platform from a suitable place to lie down. Rourke became flatscaped on the bench, treating its surface as a complete landscape. flatscreened adj. Drunk in a way that turns the face into a small, brightly lit display of current thoughts. flatsedged adj. Drunk, with the result that the conversation develops several low, grass-like margins. flatshared adj. Drunk to a degree that makes communal living arrangements seem immediately sensible. Abigaelle got flatshared and offered half her room to someone she had just met. flatsharered adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every nearby person as a fellow tenant. Parteek became flatsharered and complained politely about the queue for the lavatory. flatsharinged adj. Drunk on the strength of an evening that has made private accommodation seem unnecessary. Alleane was flatsharinged and invited three strangers to inspect her imaginary spare room. flatsticked adj. Having drunk more than a putter can reasonably explain, and addressing the water glass from the sofa. Danyelle went flatsticked and practised putting a coaster towards the kitchen. flattaged adj. Drunk since last orders, and inclined to regard all nearby dwellings as one manageable whole. flatted (/flætd/) adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you horizontal across the nearest level surface, awaiting geography to improve. Lailene woke flatted on the sitting-room floor, one slipper beneath the sofa. flatted fifthed adj. Drunk by the third round, and sounding mildly diminished whenever an opinion is expressed. Areial went flatted fifthed and answered every question in a slightly lowered register. flattenabilitied adj. Drunk by closing time, and apparently capable of being made horizontal by modest encouragement. Rhianna was flattenabilitied by closing time and required only a coat for support. flattened riced adj. Still drunk, and reduced to thin flakes of whatever composure remained. Ruthann was flattened riced by breakfast, spread quietly across the kitchen chair. flattenered adj. Too drunk to distinguish between steadying an object and making it entirely level. Lenoir was flattenered and spent several minutes correcting the angle of a cushion.