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chain-smokinged adj. Drunk beyond the point where a finished drink counts as a reason to stop. Zuleyca was chain-smokinged by closing time, replacing every empty glass with another. chainaged adj. Drunk, with the result that every stretch of road home acquires an official measurement. Tonita got chainaged and measured the walk to the taxi rank in solemn imaginary units. chainbolted adj. Drunk to a degree that secures the drinker to the nearest seat like a ship to harbour. Dorus became chainbolted to the pub bench when the announcement for last orders sounded. chainbreakered adj. Drunk to the extent of removing one link from every plan before attempting the journey home. Koltyn got chainbreakered and detached the taxi arrangement from the rest of the evening. chaincased adj. Drunk on the strength of a protective covering that keeps the evening's dirt and hazards at a safe distance. Billie-jade was chaincased by the coat and scarf, protected from the rain and most practical decisions. chaincoded adj. Having drunk enough to compress the evening, without preserving much detail. Lish was chaincoded and retained only the outline of the meal. chained (/ˈt͡ʃeɪnd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation acquires another link. Ranisha was chained and still connecting the subject to something said at luncheon. chainered adj. The condition of a drinker who regards every fastening as a personal commission. Xabriel spent the evening securing napkins to glasses, apparently chainered beyond professional necessity. chainetted adj. The drunkenness of one who mistakes every sagging line for a mathematically significant curve. Drae became chainetted and lectured the curtains on their admirable catenary. chainfalled adj. Reduced by drink to hoist each successive decision laboriously, then let it descend unattended. Zahida was chainfalled, raising her glass with hoist-like deliberation and lowering it elsewhere. chainferned adj. A drinker who has developed several orderly conversational branches after a few drinks. chaingangered adj. Drunk and proceeding home as though the evening had assigned the party a common sentence. chainguarded adj. Softened by drink into protecting one's trousers from machinery no longer present. Kashema grew chainguarded and tucked her coat carefully away from the stationary bicycle. chaingunned adj. Drunk by closing time, and firing off short bursts of conversation in every direction. Istera got chaingunned and peppered the supper table with abrupt opinions. chainiked adj. Sharpened by drink into the narrow, whistling temperament of a kettle approaching the boil. Hazirah became chainiked and issued increasingly pointed observations from beside the radiator. chaininessed adj. Loosened by drink into the polished sameness of a franchised dining establishment, without admitting the repetition. Letrina grew chaininessed, requesting identical menus at three supposedly different restaurants.