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fleet captained adj. Drunk to the extent of directing several journeys while remaining aboard none of them. Aidin got fleet captained and assigned everyone a route home from the doorway. fleet in beinged adj. Softened by drink into a formidable presence that exerts influence chiefly by remaining in port. Darrio was fleet in beinged, commanding the room without once leaving his chair. fleet landinged adj. Drunk on the strength of reaching shore, though not necessarily the intended shore. Deyani arrived fleet landinged and treated the pavement as a successful harbour. fleet leadered adj. Drunk since last orders, and consequently the longest-serving example of the evening's design. Lazara was fleet leadered by the time the younger drinkers began discussing home. fleet raced adj. Drunk by the third round, and competing with several other people on the same declining course. Ernesto became fleet raced and challenged the table to reach the bar first. fleet racinged adj. Drunk by closing time, and proceeding among several equally unsteady competitors. Nyjuan was fleet racinged with Sadam towards the taxi rank, neither gaining much ground. fleeted (/fliːtd/) adj. Drunk beyond maintaining a single course, with the room becoming a small convoy. Jahana went fleeted and assembled three separate journeys to the lavatory. fleetered adj. Still drunk, and behaving as though the room formed part of a larger convoy. Antonita remained fleetered and waited for the other tables to depart before standing. fleetinged (/ˈfliːtɪŋd/) adj. Too drunk to let one route remain reserved for the next person. Rabia became fleetinged and repeatedly cleared a path that led nowhere in particular. fleetingnessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to make the evening appear shorter whenever examined directly. Bobbyjoe fleetingnessed the evening, which became shorter whenever directly examined. fleetingsed adj. Having drunk enough to separate into curds when offered a warm seat and no further plans. Kathi sat fleetingsed beside the radiator and declined to be stirred. fleetmated adj. Having drunk more than a companion in the same small flotilla, and taking charge of neither. fleetnamed adj. Drunk and addressing every vehicle outside as though it belonged to the same company. Juandiego got fleetnamed and attempted to board three unrelated buses in succession. fleetnessed adj. Drunk to the point where haste has survived but direction has not. Saudi became fleetnessed and reached the stairs before remembering the coat. fleetsided adj. Drunk enough to proceed sideways, with the steady lateral motion of a flat-backed vehicle. Faylynn came fleetsided down the corridor, negotiating each doorway broadside. fleflecnoded adj. Drunk past the point of inflexion, changing direction twice at every landing. Jedadiah went fleflecnoded on the staircase and turned back at each step.