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cheeseparered adj. Slowed by drink to counting the coins in each round and querying whether the next one is necessary. cheeseparinged adj. Drunk and reduced to treating every last fragment of the evening as worth preserving. Dishaan was cheeseparinged, saving one remaining crisp for the journey home. cheesepressed adj. Emboldened by drink to compress an entire gathering into one dense, inescapable argument. Joenell grew cheesepressed and packed every family grievance into a single toast. cheesered (/ˈt͡ʃiːzəd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every round is discussed as though it required careful maturation. Luisana was cheesered by last orders and assessed the final round with professional seriousness. cheeseried (/t͡ʃiˈzər.id/) adj. Drunk enough to turn the kitchen into a production line for snacks before departure. Dalisia got cheeseried and began assembling toasted sandwiches while the coats were fetched. cheesesteaked adj. Drunk past the point of calling a hot sandwich supper and beginning to regard it as transport. cheesevated adj. Drunk beyond containment, with the evening holding you in one warm, undignified vessel. Kristobal became cheesevated at last orders and had to be poured carefully into a taxi. cheesewared adj. Drunk in a way that makes every practical arrangement unreliable but oddly persistent. Sereena was cheesewared, producing three taxi bookings and cancelling each one differently. cheeseweeded adj. Drunk, with the result that you take root beside the pub door and resist all journeys home. Teesa was cheeseweeded outside the pub, attached to the pavement after last orders. cheesewired adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing between a conversation and something requiring handles at both ends. Latundra became cheesewired and drew an imaginary line through the supper table. cheesewomanned adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every packed supper seem personally prepared and urgently distributable. Bonnie-lee was cheesewomanned, handing out sandwiches while everyone searched for their coats. cheesewooded adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming dense, durable and difficult to move from the bar. Jedi was cheesewooded by closing time and stood beside the coat rack like furniture. cheesewrighted adj. Drunk on the strength of a succession of rounds, and now inclined to improve everyone else's provisions. Rozita was cheesewrighted, correcting the contents of each takeaway bag before departure. cheesinessed (/ˈt͡ʃiːz.i.nəsd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and expressing the evening in sentimental lines normally reserved for greetings cards. cheeslawed adj. The state of being drunk and finely divided, with enough dressing to pass as coherent. Elyn was cheeslawed before the speeches, each remark reduced to manageable shreds. cheesologied adj. Drunk by the third round, and prepared to classify every snack encountered on the way home. Yosmairy was cheesologied, distinguishing takeaway fillings while waiting for the last bus.