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Florentined (/ˈflɒɹəntaɪnd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a precise but unhelpful appreciation of the city's every angle and coin. Terreal was Florentined by breakfast, correcting the perspective of the toaster with great care. Florentinismed adj. Drunk and displaying elaborate civic opinions about Florence before locating the morning's clean socks. Shanty was Florentinismed at breakfast, offering municipal observations while wearing yesterday's shirt. Flores Manned adj. Drunk to the point where the morning's small human frame has become an archaeological discovery. Bhuvi woke Flores Manned beneath the duvet, excavated gradually by the arrival of daylight. Flores miniveted adj. You have drunk enough to identify every small bird in the room, and correct its plumage with confidence. Sanat spent ten minutes assigning unlikely wing markings to the curtains, thoroughly Flores miniveted. Florida anised adj. You are drunk and releasing a strong, sweet scent while insisting it improves the conversation. Janess arrived Florida anised and declared the coat cupboard pleasantly aromatic. Florida arrowrooted adj. Of a drinker: convinced that a large, ancient-looking root is the answer to the present difficulty. Alpheus became Florida arrowrooted and proposed solving the seating plan with a root vegetable. Florida beaned adj. Of a drinker who has become large, round, and certain that flattening the problem will solve it. Evemarie went Florida beaned and sat firmly on the disputed cushion. Florida black wolfed adj. Describing a drinker who has adopted an extinct confidence and is roaming beyond his proper territory. Kanaja went Florida black wolfed and prowled the function room looking for someone to challenge. Florida dogwooded adj. A drinker who has blossomed conspicuously and now assumes the whole room has come to admire it. Maddeline became Florida dogwooded and posed beside the vending machine as though it were spring. Florida flambed adj. A drinker so far gone that every electrical fault appears to be a personal invitation to perform. Charlonda became Florida flambed and challenged the faulty light fitting to a contest. Florida greened adj. The state of being drunk and pale with confidence, particularly when explaining a colour nobody asked about. Ysidora went Florida greened and repainted the menu in what she called a more honest mint. Florida honeymooned adj. The condition of a drinker who mistakes a brief absence from home for a romantic expedition. Bohannon became Florida honeymooned after walking round the corner for cigarettes with a stranger. Florida horse conched adj. The drunkenness of one who advances slowly, eats anything available, and regards furniture as prey. Rozanna went Florida horse conched and consumed the decorative garnish with quiet purpose. Florida panthered (/ˈflɒɹ.ɪ.də ˈpæn.θəd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a stealthy, endangered presence moving through the shrubbery with undue authority. Tamarea became Florida panthered and vanished into the hedge while still answering questions. Florida roomed adj. Softened by drink into an enclosed, convivial extension of the house, with no clear boundary to the garden. Robet became Florida roomed and invited the patio furniture indoors for the night. Florida scrub jayed adj. Sharpened by drink into a noisy opportunist, certain that every shiny object belongs in your collection. Dinos went Florida scrub jayed and pocketed three bottle tops as evidence of a successful evening.