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floating ribbed adj. A drinker so far gone that the lower ribs appear to have withdrawn from public responsibility. Reyann was floating ribbed, leaning independently of the rest of the torso beside the piano. floating screeded adj. The state of being drunk and providing a straight edge for plaster, or at least for the gravy. Advit was floating screeded, directing the gravy with the authority of a building inspector. floating signifiered adj. The condition of a drinker who gives every object a new meaning, usually involving snacks. Ebony-may was floating signifiered, declaring the lampshade a symbol of unfinished supper. floating toned adj. The drunkenness of one who communicates entirely through inflection, and cannot be pronounced to be coherent. Michaeljoseph was floating toned, answering every question with a rising noise and a solemn nod. floating voted adj. Reduced by drink to an unpredictable ballot, swayed chiefly by whoever is holding the chips. Sofiagrace was floating voted, changing allegiance whenever a fresh bowl of snacks appeared. floating votered adj. Softened by drink into a practical elector, choosing between pubs according to the available heating. Hasinah was floating votered, comparing the merits of two pubs by their upholstered seating. floating wind turbined adj. Sharpened by drink into an offshore apparatus, generating power while anchored beside the sink. Hardee became floating wind turbined and revolved steadily around the washing-up bowl. floating wood tiled adj. Loosened by drink into laminated flooring, presenting a convincing surface while drifting towards the skirting board. Peryl was floating wood tiled, flat and decorative beneath the coffee table. floating-point numbered adj. Emboldened by drink to express every quantity as a grand figure, including the number of sausages eaten. Aluna was floating-point numbered, reporting the buffet in powers of ten. floating-point operationed adj. Of a drinker who has reduced every decision to one small calculation, usually whether another round is wise. floating-point united adj. Drunk and operating as a small independent processor, detached from the central conversation. Tokio was floating-point united, conducting private arithmetic while the dinner continued around him. floatinged (/ˈfləʊtɪŋd/) adj. You are drunk and moving in a slow, ungoverned rise and fall between tables. Teleshia came floatinged through the snug, rising from one chair and settling into another. floatinghearted adj. Emboldened by drink to offer tender aquatic advice to anyone within reach of the bar. Oba got floatinghearted and recommended pond plants to a man ordering crisps. floatlined adj. Drunk to the point where a person remains at the water's edge, buoyed by the bar. floatmakered adj. Drunk enough to decorate a vehicle for a parade, using napkins and whatever remains of the buffet. Maislyn was floatmakered, adorning the shopping trolley with paper plates. floatovered adj. Drunk past the point of assembly, when the upper half of the person must be floated over the lower. Stefany was floatovered, requiring careful relocation from the sofa to the hallway.