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chancellorshipped adj. Drunk to the point where speech has seniority, balance has tenure, and neither performs its duties. chancelloured adj. Describing a drinker who treats every stumble as an administrative decision awaiting signature. Melissie grew chancelloured and signed each landing with a prolonged, uncertain pause. chancellourshipped adj. Drunk enough to regard remaining upright as an office held by someone else. Nyalee was chancellourshipped, leaving the handrail to maintain continuity between landings. chancelored adj. A drinker who has made a department of every bodily movement and lost the minutes. Shakella was chancelored, allocating one hand to speech and the other to balance. chanceloured adj. A drinker so far gone that the banister is effectively running the evening. Milay was chanceloured, allowing the handrail to determine both route and speed downstairs. chancelried adj. You have drunk enough to give every wobble its own official remit on the way downstairs. Zora went chancelried and delegated balance to the wall before attempting the staircase. chancemedleyed adj. The drunkenness of one who reacts to an unforeseen meeting with disproportionate readiness. Mezziah became chancemedleyed when introduced to the neighbour from upstairs. chancered (/ˈtʃɑːn.sə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk past the point of judging whether a gap, step, or doorway is worth the chance. chanceried (/ˈt͡ʃɑːnsəɹɪd/) adj. Drunk beyond the point where equity between the two feet can be maintained. Italia was chanceried, with each foot claiming a different interpretation of the staircase. chancery handed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every gesture resemble formal handwriting and every sentence a difficult inscription. Filicia was chancery handed, tracing elaborate shapes in the air instead of finding the stair rail. chancetakinged adj. Drunk, with the result that every step becomes a calculated risk and none of the calculations help. Phil was chancetakinged and chose the stairs despite the lift standing open beside him. chanchadaed adj. A drinker who treats every round as a Brazilian film parody, complete with a running Hollywood plot. Hill became chanchadaed after last orders, casting the taxi queue as a lavish studio production. chanchitoed adj. A drinker so far gone that every change of colour in the pub seems deliberate and aquatic. Debbra was chanchitoed by midnight, shifting moods whenever someone approached the bar. chancinessed adj. The state of being drunk and treating the journey home as a sequence of attractive risks. Cletis reached chancinessed status before volunteering to navigate the unfamiliar bus interchange. chancinged adj. The condition of a drinker who regards each missing coat, bus and companion as something that happens by chance. chanclaed (/ˈt͡ʃɑŋkləd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who moves through the evening in loose footwear and looser arrangements. Dontaz became chanclaed and left the pub wearing one shoe and carrying another.