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chancletaed adj. Reduced by drink to travelling without a firm heel, a settled direction or much attachment to either. Yelissa was chancletaed by closing time, her shoes and route home both lacking support. chancre mechanicked adj. Sharpened by drink into a medic for every minor pub mishap, whether invited or not. chancred (/ˈʃæŋ.kɚd/) adj. Softened by drink into a tender, conspicuous sore spot whenever the evening's plans are touched. Chloe-ann grew chancred when anyone mentioned the coat she had left on the night bus. chancroided (/ˈʃæŋ.kɹɔɪdd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a painful collection of complaints, each requiring immediate attention at the bar. Lalanya was chancroided by last orders, reporting every small inconvenience as an emergency. chandalaed adj. Emboldened by drink to take charge of every abandoned coat and carry it towards an uncertain destination. Naomigrace became chandalaed and began disposing of the evening's coats with solemn efficiency. chandalled adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a person carefully transporting coats whose owners have gone home. Shaymus was chandalled after the final round, bearing three coats towards the wrong doorway. chandelier earringed adj. Drunk to the point where each remark dangles from the previous one in increasingly ornate tiers. Runelle was chandelier earringed, attaching three elaborate explanations to a simple request for a taxi. chandelier planted adj. Drunk enough to remain rooted beside the bar, decorative and unlikely to travel under its own power. Ayven was chandelier planted when the taxi arrived, shining faintly beside the coat hooks. chandeliered (/ˌʃæn.dəˈlɪə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk and branching into several conversations, each suspended above the last order. Ariss became chandeliered and illuminated four separate conversations from the centre of the pub. chandelled adj. Drunk past the point of a straightforward departure, combining a turn with an unexpected rise. Jermall chandelled out of the pub, turning sharply before climbing over the low wall. chandided adj. Drunk beyond ordinary coordination, darting through the departing crowd in a small, bright school. Seaton became chandided and moved through the coat queue in quick, glittering bursts. chandlered (/ˈt͡ʃændlɚd/) adj. Drunk in a way that supplies candles, matches and practical advice for an evening already lit sufficiently. Lynnesha grew chandlered and offered candles to people waiting for taxis under electric lamps. chandleressed adj. Drunk, with the result that every darkened corner and misplaced coat requires a candle and an opinion. Sherion became chandleressed and lit the cloakroom with a phone torch held ceremonially. chandleried (/ˈt͡ʃændləɹid/) adj. Drunk to the extent of making candle manufacture seem the sensible preparation for getting home. Taig became chandleried and planned a candle workshop while waiting for the night bus. chandleringed adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the evening into a trade in candles, lighters and dubious sources of light. Lilliona was chandleringed, exchanging lighters for coats as though managing a regulated market. chandon benied adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a kitchen herb for a complete medical and culinary policy. Sehej went chandon benied and issued Dresyn a leaf-based treatment plan.