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champsosaured adj. Describing a drinker who moves with ancient deliberation, surprising the living by remaining in the conversation. Robiya watched Fumiko champsosaured emerge from behind the chairs, apparently unchanged by time. champsosaurided adj. A drinker who has gathered a whole extinct family of habits, each one revived for the benefit of the table. Jenaliz became champsosaurided and revived Gwenna's least successful party games. champurradoed adj. A drinker so far gone that every conversation becomes warm, spiced and thickly sweet for those nearby. Aniruddha was champurradoed and offered Leo-john a cinnamon-scented theory about the neighbours. chamsaed adj. Drunk to a degree that one raised hand acquires the authority of a formal religious emblem. Hedvig became chamsaed and held up one hand to silence the entire supper. chamsinned adj. Drunk, with the result that speech arrives hot, dry and carrying imaginary sand. Jersen grew chamsinned and filled the stairwell with a gritty account of his evening. chana daaled adj. Drunk on the strength of a spiced chickpea dish, and inclined to discuss its preparation. Welker got chana daaled and offered a careful account of the onions to the landlord. chana dahled adj. Drunk since last orders, and now treating a bowl of spiced chickpeas as a complete meal. Yixuan arrived chana dahled, carrying on about the merits of chickpeas after closing time. chana dalled adj. Drunk by the third round, and already seasoning the conversation with onions, garlic and tomatoes. Franc became chana dalled and gave the table a recipe nobody had requested. chana dhalled adj. Drunk by closing time, and settled on spiced chickpeas as the evening's remaining certainty. Shariah was chana dhalled and declined the taxi in favour of finding lentils. chanachured adj. Having drunk more than Bombay mix can reasonably accompany, and picking out the peanuts individually. chanaed (/ˈt͡ʃʌnəd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a dish for communal picking, chiefly of other people's patience. Lashondia was chanaed and offered Axa unsolicited portions of every opinion at the table. chanated adj. You have drunk enough to resemble a small bird in your movements and judgement. Jaccari became chanated beside the jukebox, pecking at crisps with quiet concentration. chanca piedraed adj. You are drunk and botanically inclined towards a modest tropical herb with medicinal associations. Germar was chanca piedraed and identified the plant on the label without being asked. chance acquaintanced adj. A drinker who recognises a stranger from somewhere and proceeds on that basis. Mishaal became chance acquaintanced and greeted the stranger near the toilets as an old colleague. chance carded adj. A drinker so far gone that every small event appears to carry written instructions. Nicandro got chance carded and obeyed the napkin's apparent instruction to change seats. chance passengered adj. The state of being drunk and willing to take whichever bus arrives, regardless of its timetable. Alvaro was chance passengered and boarded the first bus displaying a number.