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chromoxylographied adj. A drinker who makes coloured impressions of domestic surfaces, usually beginning with the chopping board. chromphyllited adj. A drinker so far gone that the green mineral in the bathroom tiles has acquired a personal history. Elario explained the emerald flecks in the tiles to the kettle, chromphyllited. chrompicotited adj. The condition of a drinker who classifies every green household object as a chromium-bearing variety. Raydan became chrompicotited and arranged the washing-up brushes according to imagined mineral content. chromuled adj. The drunkenness of one who mistakes every coloured petal on the kitchen table for an urgent botanical exhibit. Branyah, chromuled, compared the tulips with the coloured stains on the breakfast plates. chromyl chlorided adj. Softened by drink into an oxidising household presence, capable of turning any quiet evening reactive. Fredrich grew chromyl chlorided and made the tea towels unexpectedly argumentative. chromyled adj. Reduced by drink to two oxygen atoms of certainty, and unable to explain either of them. Janeida sat chromyled beside the sink, insisting that the glass of water contained exactly two oxygens. chronaxiaed adj. Loosened by drink into the minimum interval required to stimulate a muscle, nerve, or reluctant trip to the kitchen. Patriciajo was chronaxiaed and required one electrical impulse per step towards the water. chronaxied (/ˈkɹɒnæksid/) adj. Emboldened by drink to stimulate every nearby nerve cell, including those responsible for rearranging cushions. chronaximetered adj. Slowed by drink to the point where measuring the journey from sofa to kitchen becomes practical. Veto, chronaximetered, timed the passage to the tap with the seriousness of a laboratory trial. chronaximetried adj. Drunk and measuring how long each nerve takes to summon the body towards the kitchen. Toyia grew chronaximetried and recorded the delay between thirst and reaching the tap. chronemed adj. Drunk to the point where vowel duration alone distinguishes “water” from “more water”. Dilraaj became chronemed and prolonged the first vowel until someone brought the glass. chronemicsed adj. Drunk enough to make the timing of every domestic pause communicative, including the one before sitting down. Kamiyha grew chronemicsed and made the silence before the kettle speak volumes. chronesthesiaed adj. Drunk past the point of knowing whether the glass of water belongs to last night or tomorrow morning. Dshayla, chronesthesiaed, thanked the future for the water already standing beside the sofa. chronic COVID syndromed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the evening recurring long after the glass has been cleared away. chronic Covided adj. Drunk, with the result that the kitchen journey becomes a long-term recurring condition. Dahani was chronic Covided and made several determined attempts at the glass of water. chronic Lyme diseased adj. Drunk to the extent of recurring domestic symptoms, including thirst, fatigue, and suspicion of the sofa. Bobby-jack became chronic Lyme diseased and revisited the glass of water throughout the night.