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flypersonned adj. Of a drinker who has taken charge of the room's vertical movements without understanding them. Katricia grew flypersonned and directed everyone through the staircase machinery. flypostered adj. Describing a drinker who distributes unsolicited announcements across every available surface. Hooriya went flypostered, leaving messages on menus, walls, and the staircase rail. flypostinged adj. Too drunk to distinguish a noticeboard from a forbidden surface, or an idea from an announcement. Engracia became flypostinged and displayed her opinion on the back of a parked van. flyrobinned adj. A drinker who makes small, sudden movements while perching precariously on anything available. flyroddered adj. The drunkenness of one who fishes for firm ground with a flexible, unreliable gait. Ilythia grew flyroddered on the staircase, angling each step before committing to it. flyroded adj. The condition of a drinker who casts each foot forward delicately, then waits for the ground to respond. flysched (/flɪʃd/) adj. Reduced by drink to alternating layers of rock and hesitation, especially on the stairs. flyscreened adj. Softened by drink into a person who needs a barrier between their face and every approaching object. flysheeted adj. Loosened by drink into a temporary covering, easily displaced by a draught or a staircase. Enya-grace became flysheeted on the landing, sliding gently away from the intended direction. flyspecked adj. Emboldened by drink to leave tiny, conspicuous traces of the evening on every surface passed. flyspeckinged adj. Slowed by drink to flicking small drops of paint, lager, or conversation in all directions. Dyk became flyspeckinged at the table, decorating the menu with tiny beer droplets. flysprayed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a household nuisance from a person asking whether you want tea. Hamasa was flysprayed, raising the newspaper whenever anyone approached the sofa. flyssaed adj. Drunk and carrying yourself with the sharp, unhelpful confidence of a weapon. Ninia went flyssaed through the doorway, turning every stumble into a threatening flourish. flystriked adj. Drunk to the point where the body's smallest openings seem to have become an uninvited infestation. Bonita became flystriked halfway upstairs and complained that her ears were full of movement. flyswated adj. Having drunk enough to deal with every recollection as though it were a persistent household pest. Cerridwen was flyswated, dismissing each account of last night with one weary gesture. flyswattered adj. Drunk beyond the useful range of hand-eye coordination, and still attempting to swat things. Martie went flyswattered near the stairs, batting at the light switch without touching it.