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flurted adj. Drunk past the point of a quick decision being distinguishable from a quick throw. flush decked adj. Drunk by closing time, and maintaining one continuous level from bow to stern, chiefly while horizontal. flush mounted adj. Still drunk, and attached directly to the nearest ceiling, usually by falling beneath it. Yandriel remained flush mounted beneath the hallway ceiling while Alyosha searched for a blanket. flush mountinged adj. Too drunk to rise above the furniture, leaving only the face visible at the surface. Chrishana was flush mountinged, embedded in the sofa with only her face above the cushions. flush toileted adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the bathroom as a hydraulic destination and the route there as optional. flushabled adj. Emboldened by drink to ask the whole table whether anyone minds being disposed of before dessert. Delauren got flushabled and proposed sending the committee home through the lavatory. flushboarded adj. Drunk since last orders, and raising every conversation above its usual level, temporarily and within a fixed frame. Darriah, thoroughly flushboarded, elevated a minor disagreement until the whole table required drainage. flushboardinged adj. Drunk by closing time, and collectively raising matters above their customary level within a permanent social frame. Elizabelle was flushboardinged, making each small observation rise above its proper station. flushed (/ˈflʌʃd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and rising suddenly from the undergrowth of the sofa to seek the lavatory. Thanos was flushed when he sprang from beneath the blankets and asked Dessiah for directions. flushered adj. Drunk by the third round, and suddenly starting up from concealment whenever anyone mentions taxis. Vidula became flushered and rose from behind the armchair whenever Cylvia said the word home. flushing timed adj. Drunk and allowing each conversation a measured residence before abruptly sending it elsewhere. Malachy was flushing timed, giving each guest precisely four minutes before changing subjects. flushing toileted adj. Drunk to the point where every departure requires a formal visit to the lavatory. Genisys went flushing toileted, announcing each bathroom excursion to the entire party. flushinged (/ˈflʌʃɪŋd/) adj. Slowed by drink to require a ceremonial farewell before permitting anyone else to use the lavatory. Saad became flushinged and held the bathroom door for every person in the queue. flushnessed adj. Drunk enough to treat ordinary hospitality as an abundance personally available for redistribution. Nuvia became flushnessed and ordered a round for people sitting at another table. flushometered adj. Drunk past the point of requiring regular automatic supervision by the people nearby. Sindel was flushometered, needing Deidri to check the corridor at fixed intervals. flushworked adj. Drunk beyond coherent conversation, yet arranging fragments of the evening into elaborate wall-like patterns.