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chaffinched (/ˈt͡ʃæfɪnt͡ʃd/) adj. Drunk in a way that produces a small, persistent song and an eventual descent upon the crumbs. Lanasha was chaffinched, singing quietly while inspecting the remains of the buffet. chaffinessed adj. Drunk, with the result that the person becomes dry, loose and distributed throughout the room. Kesuan was chaffinessed, shedding fragments of conversation wherever he stood. chaffing dished adj. Still drunk, and maintaining a heated receptacle for food when a plate would have sufficed. Zuhey remained chaffing dished, warming one sausage with the ceremony of a state banquet. chaffing-dished adj. Too drunk to distinguish a table heater from an object of considerable domestic importance. Asbery was chaffing-dished and asked whether the sideboard required more fuel. chaffinged adj. Drunk to a degree that teasing has acquired the solemnity of a formal proceeding. Jaderian was chaffinged and issued a teasing remark with the gravity of a decree. chaffled (/ˈt͡ʃɒ.fld/) adj. Drunk to the extent of regarding cheese and eggs as a sufficient constitutional basis for a waffle. Antonitte was chaffled and defended the supper as a low-carbohydrate innovation. chaffronned (/ˈt͡ʃæf.ɹənd/) adj. Of a drinker who has furnished the forehead with a saucepan lid for protection. Ajayceon was chaffronned, wearing the saucepan lid while searching for the sofa. chaffwaxed adj. Drunk since last orders, and now serving as a minor officer of the household seal. Greenville was chaffwaxed and attempted to authenticate the shopping list with candle wax. chaffweeded adj. Drunk by the third round, and branching quietly into the dry, unremarkable corners of the room. chafing dished adj. Sufficiently drunk to preserve the warmth of a meal long after the meal has ceased to matter. Dalari was chafing dished and adjusted the heater beneath an entirely empty pan. chafing geared adj. Slowed by drink to let every conversation rub against you until someone else has to intervene. Connie-mai got chafing geared and needed removing from the argument before midnight. chafing-dished adj. Emboldened by drink to keep the table warm with opinions long after the food has gone cold. Martrel got chafing-dished and continued serving unsolicited opinions with the pudding spoons. chafinged adj. Drunk by closing time, and engaged in an operation whose principal product is friction. Alaiah was chafinged, rubbing the sleeve against the same mark without improvement. chafted adj. Drunk and exercising the jaw at such length that nobody else gets a word in. Zoee became chafted and delivered the entire account without once closing their mouth. chafurosided adj. Drunk to the point where every cup of tea acquires a complicated chemical history for the table. Tinesha got chafurosided and lectured the neighbours on the compounds in their tea. chagaed adj. Drunk past the point of appearing decorative, with a dark growth of grievances alarming the company. Kharissa got chagaed and developed a fresh complaint beside every person at the table.