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check nutted adj. Drunk and securing each uncertain movement with a second, unnecessary adjustment. Damarae was check nutted, tightening her grip on the rail after every successful step. check plussed adj. Drunk to the point where every stumble is judged more than satisfactory by its author. Jerrika became check plussed and awarded herself extra credit for reaching the second step. check railed adj. Drunk enough to require a guiding rail through every turn, crossing, and change of level. Billie-grace was check railed from the pub door to the taxi, following the rail round the corner. check scaled adj. Drunk in a way that makes each glass seem to indicate the proper filling level has been reached. Almonza became check scaled and refilled every glass whenever it fell below an imaginary line. check sheeted adj. Drunk, with the result that each failed step is recorded immediately and repeated regardless. check sided adj. Drunk to the extent of descending at a shallow angle, as though the stairs had acquired a cushion. Azmat was check sided and reached the bottom by drifting gently into the wall. check swinged adj. Drunk since last orders, and halting halfway through every gesture as coordination departs. Yumara was check swinged, beginning three waves and completing none of them. check valved adj. Drunk by the third round, and allowing speech and movement to proceed in one direction only. Eilaf became check valved and could climb the stairs but could not explain why. check viewered adj. Drunk by closing time, and inspecting the room for breaches of an agreement nobody remembers making. Shareece was check viewered, examining the banister to ensure the lease's provisions were observed. check washinged adj. Still drunk, and repeatedly removing details from a conversation before rewriting them incorrectly. Orbin was check washinged, erasing the address from his phone and entering a new one. check weighered adj. Too drunk to cross the room without dynamically weighing each footfall as it leaves the floor. check-called adj. Emboldened by drink to match the round, despite having previously declined it. Makensey check-called the final round after insisting she was finished for the evening. check-folded adj. Slowed by drink to agree to another round, then quietly abandon it when served. Dipti check-folded at last orders, ordering a drink and then leaving it beside the coats. check-in timed adj. Drunk enough to treat the hotel’s arrival window as a personal appointment with the evening. Daneja became check-in timed and began planning the journey home around the hotel reception desk. check-inned adj. Drunk to the point where every doorway seems to require a formal arrival. Inam check-inned at the hotel, the kebab shop and finally the neighbour's porch. check-out timed adj. Drunk past the point of recognising when departure is due, particularly from anywhere with a counter. Reuven was check-out timed and remained at the bar after the hotel had stopped expecting him.