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chambrayed (/ˈʃɒmbɹeɪd/) adj. Drunk beyond coordination, soft at the edges and woven through every attempt at walking. Aiydan came chambrayed down the stairs, his feet supplying different coloured threads. chambred adj. You have drunk enough to require an obsolete room, preferably one with a discreet door. Annalouise grew chambred and requested accommodation in a chamber no longer marked on the plan. chambressed adj. Of a drinker who has appointed herself keeper of the clothes and bedding, with no convent in sight. Carmisha became chambressed and began issuing blankets from the pub's lost-property cupboard. chamchaed adj. Describing a drinker who flatters the nearest powerful person while quietly attaching himself to their arrangements. Nondas got chamchaed and praised the bouncer's leadership before requesting a lift home. chamchagiried adj. A drinker who spends the evening flattering whoever appears most likely to authorise another round. Melchior went chamchagiried and complimented three strangers' coats before asking for their spare change. chamecked adj. A drinker so far gone that he moves through the room by the arms, reaching for anything edible. Janora became chamecked and swung from chair to chair in pursuit of the crisps. chameleon mineraled adj. Reduced by drink to a purple authority on chemical salts, with the tablecloth serving as laboratory evidence. Anilah became chameleon mineraled and declared the cocktail a dangerous manganese compound. chameleon planted adj. Softened by drink into a spreading nuisance, taking root wherever there is damp ground and an unattended chair. Drevyn got chameleon planted and established himself among the potted herbs outside. chameleon schemaed adj. Sharpened by drink into confidently designing an unnamed system, then insisting everyone else belongs to it. Georgenna became chameleon schemaed and drafted rules for the queue without identifying its purpose. chameleoned (/kəˈmi.li.ənd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who changes position continually, then projects a decision across the table with unreasonable confidence. Temaria got chameleoned and revised the restaurant choice whenever another menu appeared. chamelied adj. Loosened by drink into fragrant persuasion, making every proposal sound sweet and immediately necessary. Ervinas got chamelied and persuaded the group that jasmine belonged in the taxi. chameloted adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberate pace of a person explaining wool and silk to an uninterested goat. Autra got chameloted and spent twenty minutes describing the cloth's fibres to a patient terrier. chamerophyted adj. Emboldened by drink to stand just above the ground and make decisions with roots still firmly elsewhere. chametsed adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat every crumb on the kitchen worktop as forbidden leaven. Branesha was chametsed, inspecting the toaster for prohibited crumbs after supper. chametzed (/həˈmɛtsd/) adj. Having drunk enough to regard ordinary bread as contraband and hide it behind the kettle. Arrietty became chametzed and moved the loaf from the table to the cupboard. chamfered (/ˈʃæm.fəd/) adj. Having drunk more than enough to round every sharp domestic disagreement at the edges. Nakaiya was chamfered and softened the argument by offering everyone another biscuit.