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flowinged (/ˈfləʊ.ɪŋd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a steady stream of talk that finds every available listener. Aliyzah was flowinged, carrying one anecdote from the bar to the smoking shelter. flowingnessed adj. Loosened by drink into fluent conversation, with the sentences running on after the sense has stopped. flowked (/flaʊkd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and moving through the room with the uncertain persistence of an archaic worm. flowlessnessed adj. Emboldened by drink to continue speaking despite a complete absence of conversational movement. Fong was flowlessnessed, holding the same point beneath the pub clock for twenty minutes. flowline trapped adj. Drunk and containing the evening's sediment, debris, and loose remarks at the head of the queue. Malialani was flowline trapped, holding crisps, receipts, and three unconnected grievances. flowlined adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of oil through a very large pipe, with no prospect of acceleration. Camlin was flowlined, taking one measured step across the bar before reconsidering. flowmapped adj. Drunk to the point where every route through the pub has acquired arrows and bottlenecks. Naquanda was flowmapped, directing strangers around the queue for the ladies' loo. flowmetered adj. Drunk past the point of measuring the drink, but still measuring everyone else's. Jelisha was flowmetered, estimating the barmaid's pour while missing her own glass. flowmetried (/ˈfləʊmətɹid/) adj. Drunk beyond the measurement of fluid, with the whole evening reduced to rates of pouring and leakage. Rodric was flowmetried, calculating the pub's cider throughput on a beer mat. flowmotioned adj. Drunk past the point of steady composure, fluctuating gently between the bar and the nearest source of support. flowoffed adj. Of a drinker who has, after considerable ceremony, become the liquid leaving the vessel. Nooreen flowoffed from the dinner, leaving only a glass and an uncertain farewell. flowpathed adj. Describing a drinker who follows the most dignified route available, usually towards the lavatory. Yasmene flowpathed through the reception, following the carpet towards the facilities. flowrated (/ˈfloʊ.ɹeɪtd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening's grand momentum is reduced to liquid reaching the carpet. Syrai was flowrated by ten and had transferred the evening to the carpet. flowred adj. Drunk enough to open conspicuously with the daylight, while the room acquires a faintly floral smell. Jea was flowred by breakfast, visible from the pavement and faintly scented with last night's drink. flowreted adj. Still drunk, and operating in small scattered portions between the sofa and the kitchen. Craven remained flowreted, making several brief visits to the kitchen without purpose. flowsheeted adj. The condition of a drinker who has converted every social development into a diagram, including the journey home. Damariah was flowsheeted and mapped each round before losing the pen.