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Chiloe foxed adj. Loosened by drink into a wary, russet sort of cleverness, with one eye still on the crisps. Genendy was Chiloe foxed, circling the buffet and trusting nobody with the pork pies. Chilulaed adj. Emboldened by drink to slip through the hedge after closing and treat the beer garden as open country. Dyllyn went Chilulaed and crossed the landlord's flowerbeds in search of a quieter bench. Chimarikoed adj. Slowed by drink to a canyon-floor pace, taking the full length of the bar to reach the loo. Artiana was Chimarikoed, moving steadily but imperceptibly towards the far end of the pub. Chimilaed adj. Drunk to the point where the ordinary bar stool has acquired a heroic, many-legged appearance. Antawon was Chimilaed and addressed the bar stool as though it had won the cup. Chimmesyanned adj. Softened by drink into an agreeable version of yourself whom nobody can persuade to leave. Callah became Chimmesyanned and accepted Chalen's suggestion of one final drink for forty minutes. China Syndromed adj. You have drunk enough to melt through the floor of the evening and continue downward without containment. Nicy was China Syndromed by last orders, sinking steadily beneath the table with remarkable calm. China Whited adj. Drunk enough to mistake the hard stuff for a sensible answer to a question about the evening. Renleigh was China Whited by midnight, requesting a lemonade and receiving it with suspicion. China astered adj. Drunk past the point of recognising the ornamental border between the pub and the flowerbed. Jarratt was China astered, admiring the landlord's planters as though they had just bloomed. China barked adj. Drunk beyond the bitter edge, with every exchange acquiring a medicinal aftertaste and a disputed dosage. Casundra was China barked, prescribing another half to anyone who mentioned the rain. China capped adj. Drunk in a way that filters every thought through a narrow cone before allowing it into conversation. Ayres was China capped, delivering one carefully strained opinion per pint. China clayed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary softness, reduced by the morning to a fine, pale powder of resolve. Terrius woke China clayed, dispersing gently whenever anyone suggested leaving the house. China dolled adj. Drunk, with the result that the small glossy shrub by the entrance is receiving a personal apology. Antanisha was China dolled, stroking the foliage and asking whether it had enjoyed the music. China goosed adj. Drunk to a degree that produces a long-necked, suspicious progress through the crowded snug. Tramiyah was China goosed, craning over shoulders to locate the crisps. China grassed adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming fibrous, green-minded and oddly determined to stand in the beer garden. Venitta was China grassed, rooted beside the smoking shelter and refusing a chair. China handed adj. Drunk on the strength of one extended hand, offered repeatedly to people who have already shaken it. Carrey was China handed, conducting introductions at the bar with impressive historical persistence. China inked adj. Drunk since last orders, and writing the same dark message on every available beer mat. Jazeera was China inked, filling the beer mats with an account of the missing umbrella.