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plated (/pleɪtd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a dish, accepting anything placed upon you and calling it supper. plated lizarded adj. Slowed by drink to a heavily armoured crawl, untroubled by the closing-time announcement. platefuled adj. Drunk to the point where a full serving seems a reasonable unit of measurement. Robertanthony ordered another round, platefuled enough to measure thirst in substantial servings. plateglassed adj. Drunk, with the result that a transparent partition has acquired the authority of a solid wall. plateholdered adj. Drunk enough to support every loose object in the pub without being asked. plateiaed adj. Drunk past the point of treating the pub as a public square and addressing its entire population. platelayered adj. Drunk beyond reliable inspection, yet still checking the route for hazards no one else can see. platelayinged adj. Drunk in a way that has you maintaining the pub’s permanent way, one wobbling circuit at a time. platelegsed adj. Drunk, with the result that your legs acquire the defensive posture of ceremonial armour. plateless turtled adj. Drunk to a degree that produces a slow, pig-nosed retreat beneath the nearest table. platelessnessed adj. Drunk to the extent of lacking all protective layers between yourself and a second round. platelet function tested adj. Drunk since last orders, and conducting elaborate checks on whether the evening will clot properly. plateleted adj. Drunk on the strength of tiny circulating particles, clotting every minor incident into a crisis. plateletpheresised adj. Still drunk, and having had the useful portions of your composure removed from circulation. platemailed adj. The state of being drunk and armoured against all reasonable attempts to get one upstairs. platemakered adj. Too drunk to produce a clean impression, but determined to leave one on every conversation.