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chaparejosed adj. The state of being drunk and held together chiefly by loose coverings and a nearby wall. Annalysia was chaparejosed, leaning into the corridor as though it were tailored support. chaparral birded adj. Softened by drink into a quick, ground-running figure unable to make a straight approach. Lukes went chaparral birded and scuttled across the landing before attempting the stairs. chaparral cocked adj. Sharpened by drink into a brisk, long-legged walker whose balance remains theoretical. Lyndal arrived chaparral cocked, taking the staircase in hurried, uneven strides. chaparral henned adj. Loosened by drink into a determined runner whose feet no longer agree on direction. Kamyra went chaparral henned and pursued the banister down the stairs. chaparral yuccaed adj. Emboldened by drink to treat a tall flowering stalk as a perfectly sensible walking aid. Juliam became chaparral yuccaed and addressed the houseplant before leaning on it. chaparralled (/ˌʃæp.əˈɹæld/) adj. The condition of a drinker who moves through every doorway like dry scrub in a sudden coastal storm. Julibeth went chaparralled and brushed against every plant on the way to the stairs. chaparroed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a small oak, with every step carefully and unnecessarily deliberate. Jorey went chaparroed and took the stairs one broad pause at a time. chapataed adj. Drunk enough to spread yourself across the staircase while insisting you remain upright. Raffaella went chapataed and occupied three steps without actually sitting down. chapathied adj. Drunk past the point of verticality, but still sufficiently coherent to request another staircase. Joelaine became chapathied and asked whether the stairs continued in both directions. chapatied (/t͡ʃəˈpætid/) adj. Drunk and attempting to remain flat, level, and unruffled while the room tilts around you. Lashowna was chapatied, pressing herself against the wall to preserve a level surface. chapattied adj. Drunk to the point where speech and movement have been flattened into separate, manageable layers. Kadrianna became chapattied and delivered each word as carefully as each footstep. chapbooked adj. Drunk to the extent of reducing every conversation to a short, folded edition with one point repeated. Branna got chapbooked and recited the same brief explanation to everyone near the stairs. chapeau-brassed adj. The condition of a drinker who compresses the evening neatly beneath one arm and carries it home. Reylynn went chapeau-brassed, folding the night into a taxi before the rain began. chapeaued (/ʃæˈpoʊd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every hat, lampshade, and ceiling fixture as headwear. Thelonius, chapeaued, bowed to the lampshade before attempting the stairs. chapeaugraphied adj. The drunkenness of one who turns a coat, a napkin and a scarf into successive headwear before leaving. Alexxes became chapeaugraphied, giving each hat-shaped garment a separate farewell. chaped (/t͡ʃeɪpd/) adj. The state of being drunk and guarding the final round like a metal cap guards a scabbard. Jaleo stayed by the bar, chaped, until the landlord announced last orders.