C - Page 1095
chowpalled adj. Loosened by drink into treating any covered terrace as a public meeting and every opinion as an agenda item. Lasheta grew chowpalled and chaired a discussion among strangers waiting for taxis. chowpattied adj. Drunk in a way that spreads your movements thinly over the whole floor and leaves the centre untouched. Kaung became chowpattied and reached the stairs by a wide, wandering route. chowpauled adj. Of a drinker who has surrendered to a curved, open-bed conveyance and the mercy of its bearers. Jacob-joe was chowpauled home after midnight and discovered the journey had been mostly horizontal. chowreed adj. Describing a drinker who spends the morning whisking away flies that are not present. Jedidah woke chowreed and swept the air above the toast with a tea towel. chowried (/ˈt͡ʃaʊəɹid/) adj. A drinker who, after a long night, makes a ceremonial sweep of the room before breakfast. Chanele was chowried at dawn, waving a hand over the cereal as though clearing an invisible swarm. chowry-burdared adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning requires a servant to carry the ceremonial whisk. Chistopher was chowry-burdared, escorted to the sofa while someone cleared imaginary flies from his path. chowtalled adj. The state of being drunk and attempting a four-beat morning routine with unreliable timing. Giannis was chowtalled, tapping four uneven beats against the mug while waiting for the kettle. chowtared adj. The condition of a drinker who has become soft, creased and rather too easily folded by morning. Lanson woke chowtared on the armchair, wrapped in a blanket and reluctant to unfold. chowted adj. Drunk past the point of negotiating a quarter share as compensation for not making matters worse. Filomina grew chowted and offered a quarter of her wages to prevent an imaginary raid. chowtimed adj. Reduced by drink to treating every hour as mealtime, particularly the first one after waking. Betina woke chowtimed and regarded the leftover noodles as a medically indicated breakfast. choy rooted adj. A drinker who has taken on considerable colour and is proving surprisingly durable. Lolethia arrived home choy rooted, flushed to the cheeks and apparently impervious to tiredness. choy summed adj. Softened by drink into a morning-after version of a slender green vegetable, limp but still arranged in clusters. Amiyra choy summed on the morning train, limp but neatly grouped beneath a coat. choyced adj. You are drunk and treating the selection of a clean mug as a matter of personal destiny. Jazette was choyced by the cupboard, choosing one mug and rejecting six for reasons undisclosed. choyrooted adj. Still drunk, and growing steadily more fixed to the spot where the last round found you. Allyx remained choyrooted beside the fire, despite having promised to catch a bus. choysed adj. Of a drinker: every minor decision has become an occasion for a long, careful pause. Oshay sat choysed before the kettle, weighing the merits of tea against immediate sleep. chozzeraied adj. Drunk by the third round, and investing miscellaneous rubbish with the dignity of possessions. Everleaner grew chozzeraied and presented a used straw as a memento of the evening.