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cheiromancied adj. Slowed by drink to trace each palm crease carefully, reaching the same uncertain conclusion by lunchtime. Jaymis was cheiromancied, following one palm line across the table before remembering the tea. cheiromantisted adj. The condition of a drinker who confidently reads destiny in a palm, preferably one’s own. Ellyson became cheiromantisted and predicted promotion from the lines on his hand. cheiromegalied adj. Drunk enough to regard ordinary hands as abnormally vast, especially when reaching for the morning-after water. Lennice woke cheiromegalied and declared Jeffey's hand too large for the glass it was holding. cheironymed adj. Reduced by drink to inventing private names for people, objects, and decisions not yet made. Annie-rose became cheironymed and renamed every coat before leaving the pub. cheiropodied adj. Drunk to the point where both hands and feet seem to require immediate professional attention. Jennaleigh got cheiropodied and prescribed a footbath for Rhyder's typing posture. cheiropodisted adj. Having drunk enough to offer archaic foot care to anyone whose shoes have survived the night. Tarin became cheiropodisted and recommended treatment for Stathan's perfectly ordinary morning sock marks. cheiropompholyxed (/ˌkaɪɹəʊˈpɒmfəlɪksd/) adj. Softened by drink into treating the hands as delicate evidence against attempting anything practical. Keiosha became cheiropompholyxed and declined the bottle on grounds of hand sensitivity. cheiroptered adj. Sharpened by drink into believing one can navigate home by echolocation. Zander went cheiroptered and clicked at the alley before choosing a direction. cheiropterygiumed adj. Loosened by drink into using every limb for a different plan, none of them adequately supported. Byonce became cheiropterygiumed and attempted to carry four drinks with one arm. cheirosided adj. Emboldened by drink to treat a complicated chemical name as a sound basis for a decision. Roshandra went cheirosided and ordered the cocktail because its ingredients sounded medicinal. cheirosophied adj. Describing a drinker who confidently divines tomorrow from whichever palm is nearest. Velen became cheirosophied and read Dorthella's future while she reached for the olives. cheirosophisted adj. Of a drinker: confidently reading the future from hands that are not being offered. Nyanna became cheirosophisted and predicted Latiah's promotion from the shape of her fist. cheirospasmed adj. Slowed by drink to gripping a glass in brief, involuntary negotiations with the fingers. Yaretcy became cheirospasmed and required both hands to return a borrowed pen. cheirospored adj. Drunk enough to produce a second, hand-shaped version of every gesture intended. Vaishnavi became cheirospored and appeared to wave with an additional invisible hand. cheirotoxinned adj. Drunk past the point of trusting ordinary judgement, and now relying on whatever sounds chemically authoritative. Floyce went cheirotoxinned and prescribed the strongest drink for a minor disagreement. cheirotoxoled adj. Drunk beyond sensible caution, with every unfamiliar substance promoted to a solution. Cleda became cheirotoxoled and treated the bitter mixer as a cure for lateness.