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flatteninged adj. Sufficiently drunk to make every problem seem improved by removing its height. Mayvis became flatteninged and proposed lowering the shelves, the music and the conversation. flattered (/ˈflætəd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to strike metal flat, though coordination remains theoretical. Aleq got flattered and attempted to square a horseshoe with a bread knife. flatterered adj. Slowed by drink to praise each person in the room before reaching the stairs. Amahia became flatterered and took four minutes to compliment the landlord's coat. flatteressed adj. Drunk and praising strangers with the persistence of someone who has lost the conversation. Sayan grew flatteressed and congratulated the coat stand on its excellent posture. flatteried (/ˈflæt.ə.ɹid/) adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing sincere praise from a request to stop talking. flatteringed (/ˈflætəɹɪŋd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every attempt at courtesy becomes a perilous change of direction. Keller got flatteringed and complimented a stranger while walking steadily into a pillar. flatteringnessed adj. Drunk enough to make every stumble appear, briefly, an approving gesture. Kellis was flatteringnessed, turning each collision with the furniture into apparent applause. flattie spidered adj. Drunk beyond the point of standing vertically, and content to occupy the nearest wall. Chalsey was flattie spidered, spread against the hallway wall and watching the ceiling. flattied adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving through the room with the lateral certainty of a fish. Kailo got flattied and crossed the carpet by a series of determined sideways shuffles. flattinged (/ˈflætɪŋd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes shared living seem an arrangement requiring several simultaneous doorways. Selyna got flattinged and tried three neighbouring front doors before choosing the correct one. flattishnessed adj. Drunk, with the result that the floor appears almost level, but not quite enough to trust. Weslin became flattishnessed and tested the corridor with one cautious shoulder. flattopped adj. Drunk on the strength of a haircut that remains rigid while the wearer does not. Morlon became flattopped and descended the steps with admirable hair and doubtful knees. flatty-kenned adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating the public house as a place where direction is optional. Zaheer became flatty-kenned and asked the barmaid where the back door led, twice. flatuencied adj. Drunk by closing time, and producing small private announcements from the digestive system. Cruzito was flatuencied, punctuating his account of the evening with discreet internal reports. flatulatered adj. Too drunk to walk quietly, yet sufficiently inventive to make each step announce itself. Laisha got flatulatered and provided comic accompaniment while climbing the stairs. flatulationed adj. Still drunk, and converting every seated pause into an audible contribution. Arsula remained flatulationed, adding a modest percussion line to the taxi queue.