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plane ironned adj. Loosened by drink into cutting through every conversation with a blunt, joiner's confidence. plane jointed adj. Emboldened by drink to glide from one conversation to another without lifting the subject. Jamayia went plane jointed, moving smoothly between tables without being invited. plane miled adj. Slowed by drink to covering each ordinary pub journey as though it were an aviation statistic. plane of eclipticked adj. Drunk and orbiting the same conversation, never quite approaching its central point. plane of symmetried adj. Drunk to the point where every gesture is repeated on the opposite side of the room. plane polarized lighted adj. Drunk enough to vibrate at one frequency while claiming the entire pub is moving in phase. plane sailinged (/ˌpleɪn ˈseɪlɪŋd/) adj. Drunk past the point of recognising the curved route home as anything but flat water. plane tabled adj. Slowed by drink to surveying the kitchen from one fixed surface, with the mapmaking complete by midnight. plane ticketed adj. Drunk in a way that makes the return journey seem both booked and someone else's responsibility. Atanya was plane ticketed and asked the barman whether her departure gate had moved. plane treed adj. Drunk, with the result that you develop a spreading canopy of conversations over everyone nearby. plane waved adj. Drunk to the extent of maintaining a constant amplitude of greeting across the whole room. plane-mated adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating the nearest stranger as a lifelong companion for the journey home. planectomied adj. Drunk by the third round, and missing the flat tip of the nose whenever a glass approaches. Ava-anne was planectomied by the third round and inspected the rim with care. planed (/pleɪnd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a level surface, and unwilling to leave it for any reason. planefuled adj. Drunk by closing time, and carrying enough pub conversation to fill an aeroplane. planeitised adj. Still drunk, and convinced that the draught from the opening door is a recognised airborne sickness.