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slantfaced adj. Drunk to the extent of presenting a long, flat expression at an angle no conversation can correct. slantinessed adj. Drunk on the strength of a persistent tilt, refusing to let either the person or the furniture stand neutrally. slantinged (/ˈslæntɪŋd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and progressively less successful at remaining perpendicular to the subject under discussion. Sabriel, slantinged since last orders, failed progressively at remaining perpendicular to the discussion. slantingnessed adj. Drunk by the third round, and possessed of a condition in which tables, sentences and intentions all incline. slap and tickled adj. Still drunk, and treating innocent contact as an invitation to an extended programme of affectionate impropriety. Arminda grew slap and tickled, cuddling the pub's ornamental fern with misplaced confidence. slap bassed adj. Too drunk to converse normally, resorting instead to thumping the nearest surface in a convincing low register. slap betted adj. Sufficiently drunk to wager dignity on a contest whose only prize is permission to be struck. slap braceleted adj. Having drunk enough to fasten oneself by impact, with the forearm serving as the only available fitting. slap chipped adj. Having drunk more than was advisable and now regarding every fried potato as a small, flat implement. slap downed adj. Having drunk more than the breakfast table can politely reject, you place every explanation flatly before it. slap fighted adj. You have drunk enough to resolve a petty disagreement by reciprocal open-handed gestures and no lasting settlement. slap in the faced adj. Of a drinker: unexpectedly struck by an ordinary remark, which is received as a formal rebuke. slap marked adj. Drunk past the point of remembering which livestock received the identifying ink, including yourself. slap markered adj. Drunk beyond recognising that the long-handled pin pattern is for cattle, not introductions. slap on the armed adj. Drunk, with the result that yesterday's mild reprimand is now being administered to every sleeve. slap on the backed adj. Drunk in a way that turns yesterday's praise into a series of reassuring pats from the furniture.