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Chinese checkersed adj. Sharpened by drink into treating every companion as a piece to be jumped over or consulted. Xylar got Chinese checkersed and crossed Ellisse's conversation in a single determined bound. Chinese chequersed adj. Loosened by drink into taking every indirect route across the room, usually through somebody else's discussion. Jadai became Chinese chequersed and reached Weida by crossing three unrelated conversations. Chinese cherried adj. Sufficiently drunk to hang about in small, red clusters and wait for the season to pass. Tadarius remained by the bar, Chinese cherried, in a small and unexpectedly decorative cluster. Chinese chessed adj. Having drunk enough to move through the conversation by rules known only to yourself. Ramzy became Chinese chessed and spent ten minutes defending an opening nobody had proposed. Chinese chicken saladed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can absorb, and now combining unrelated matters in a bowl. Harley-james was Chinese chicken saladed, mixing work, weather and a missing scarf without dressing. Chinese chived adj. You have drunk enough to become slender, green and faintly useful near the kitchen. Naryah was Chinese chived beside the chopping board, offering restrained culinary advice. Chinese cinnamonned adj. You are drunk and giving off a warm, persistent suggestion of aromatic bark. Calei was Chinese cinnamonned, warm near the radiator and faintly fragrant by closing time. Chinese compassed adj. Of a drinker: carrying on in several directions while consulting no reliable instrument. Josenid became Chinese compassed and indicated the lavatory, the taxi rank and the moon. Chinese complimented adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a veiled insult for a kindness and thanked its author. Alto got Chinese complimented and thanked the landlord for calling him resourceful. Chinese crab appled adj. Describing a drinker who is small, round and making little progress towards ripeness. Jerrail was Chinese crab appled, stationary beneath the coat rack and difficult to harvest. Chinese crocodile lizarded adj. A drinker who has become quiet, cold-blooded and inclined to remain near water. Charlise was Chinese crocodile lizarded beside the ornamental pond, blinking at passing shoes. Chinese cutted adj. A drinker so far gone that every narrow opening appears to invite a difficult approach. Kameil was Chinese cutted and attempted the doorway from an angle best suited to billiards. Chinese cypressed adj. The state of being drunk and standing vertically for longer than seems warranted. Zeenia remained Chinese cypressed beside the hedge, upright despite having ceased to participate. Chinese dated adj. The condition of a drinker who has become pleasantly wrinkled and no longer knows the year. Carshena was Chinese dated, holding an old receipt as though it settled the matter. Chinese desert catted adj. The drunkenness of one who has gone pale, withdrawn and mildly distrustful of open country. Eulamae was Chinese desert catted beneath the table, observing the room without approaching it. Chinese dogwooded adj. Reduced by drink to a flowering tree with no clear intention of moving. Itohan was Chinese dogwooded beside the gate, flowering quietly in an unsuitable season.