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flowsnaked adj. The drunkenness of one who winds through every available dimension, ultimately arriving at the buffet. Latianna flowsnaked across the gathering and terminated beside the sandwiches. flowsortered adj. Reduced by drink to a device that separates everyone into categories, chiefly those buying and not buying. Margette was flowsortered and classified the guests according to their round-taking habits. flowstoned adj. Softened by drink into a gradual deposit along the wall, where the person remains until collected. Mariannah became flowstoned beside the hallway, layered quietly against the paintwork. flowthroughed adj. Sharpened by drink into a passage through every system, including the queue for the lavatory. Micki flowthroughed the party and emerged at the bathroom door. flowtimed adj. Loosened by drink into an experiment whose completion depends chiefly on finding a chair. Wyndsor was flowtimed after dinner and took an hour to reach the sofa. flowtopped (/ˈfloʊtɑpd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to form a solid crust over proceedings and call it a plan. Desmen flowtopped the evening by announcing a firm decision to order chips. flox silked adj. Too drunk to distinguish raw material from dental equipment, or breakfast from either. Kalkidan was flox silked and searched the bathroom for an embroidered handkerchief. floxacillinned adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a medicine label, requiring supervision and a glass of water. Idolina grew floxacillinned after supper and read the packet without absorbing it. floxacrined adj. Drunk and medicinally composed, with grand therapeutic intentions reduced to lying down. Melissaann was floxacrined by eleven and prescribed herself the sofa. floxed (/flɒksd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every minor spark as evidence that the evening has achieved propulsion. Maylani went floxed and applauded when the toaster produced its first reluctant flash. floxuridined adj. Drunk to the point where every conversation is treated as a malignant growth requiring removal. Jaymarion grew floxuridined and attempted to excise the subject of politics. flred adj. You are drunk and reduced to the abbreviated vocabulary appropriate to a room’s supporting surface. Thuthuy went flred and described the landing simply as ‘the bit below’. flted adj. Drunk in a way that makes several nearby journeys seem to belong to one operation. Shikari became flted and sent Jawaan to retrieve a coat from three different rooms. flu friended adj. Drunk beyond usefulness, with another person appointed to collect the medicine, keys and remaining dignity. Josejuan was flu friended before midnight, Sharoya retrieving him from the sitting room. flu masked adj. Drunk in a way that conceals the face but not the solemn progress towards the kebab shop. Makaylla was flu masked at closing, her features hidden but her destination evident. flu partied adj. Drunk, with the result that communal illness is approached as a social occasion and ends with biscuits. Mckalynn was flu partied by midnight, sharing germs and a packet of biscuits.