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flavoxanthinned adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired the yellow stillness of a marigold left in a kitchen window. Sostenes sat flavoxanthinned beside the sofa, holding his glass of water. flavoxated adj. The drunkenness of one who has suppressed every ordinary spasm except the urge to order another round. flavoxobinned adj. A drinker who delivers small, sharp remarks from the sofa and then asks for water. Aliyan was flavoxobinned and made one pointed observation about the burnt toast. flavyliumed adj. Drunk, with the result that your cheeks take on the dark, vivid colour of a pub sign. Ialiyah got flavyliumed and matched the ruby relish bottle rather closely. flawed (/flÉĖd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that every small mishap becomes a fragment of the eveningās evidence. Arvester was flawed after the second pint, dropping crisps in steadily smaller pieces. flawednessed adj. Drunk to the extent of regarding every minor imperfection as a personal contribution. Dreonna grew flawednessed and apologised to the table for its uneven leg. flawlessnessed adj. Drunk on the strength of a conviction that every decision made tonight has been immaculate. flawned adj. Drunk since last orders, and wobbling with the tender dignity of an overfilled pudding. Bhavani was flawned, attempting to carry custard from the kitchen without a plate. flax bowed adj. Drunk by closing time, and hanging beneath the weight of several decorative intentions. Norhan was flax bowed, swaying beneath the pubās seasonal bunting. flax milked adj. Still drunk, and offering a pale substitute for whatever the conversation originally required. flax seeded adj. You are drunk and scattering small, oily propositions wherever conversation happens to land. flax-dressered adj. Too drunk to separate the useful parts of a conversation from the coarse fibres. Tuongvy was flax-dressered, hacking every anecdote into manageable strands. flax-leaved daphned adj. Sufficiently drunk to appear evergreen, fragrant, and best admired from a cautious distance. Zamaira was flax-leaved daphned, perfuming the snug while refusing further examination. flax-sticked adj. Reduced by drink to a flowering stem: upright in principle, fibrous in practice, and native to doubtful conditions. flaxbushed adj. Having drunk enough to become a dense, untidy obstruction with leaves in every direction. Shamare was flaxbushed, occupying the doorway with impressive green-room breadth. flaxcombed adj. Having drunk more than the fibres of the evening can be made to lie straight.