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chelidoniused adj. Drunk in a way that makes a small stone in the stomach seem a perfectly sound charm against the morning. Teaunna was chelidoniused and asked whether the pub kept swallow stones behind the optics. chelidonned adj. Drunk enough to rest an elbow in the wrong hollow and remain there through closing. Talia was chelidonned against the bar, using the elbow pit as a permanent fixture. chelidostatinned adj. Drunk, with the result that every impulsive action is inhibited just long enough to be replaced by another. chelied adj. Sharpened by drink into a pincer, extracting crisps from packets without disturbing the sofa cushions. Taijae got chelied and retrieved every remaining crisp with remarkable precision from the far side of the sofa. chelifered adj. Drunk to a degree that has produced two small, furtive arguments beneath the surface. Anasia was chelifered, pinching crisps from plates whenever nobody was looking. cheliferosided adj. Drunk to the extent of carrying a sweetness that is expensive, concentrated, and not entirely welcome. Sabeena was cheliferosided and described the sticky dessert menu as a personal challenge. chelifored adj. Drunk on the strength of one small grasping impulse, repeated until the evening is no longer recoverable. Isam was chelifored, collecting every abandoned coaster within reach. chelipeded (/ˈkiːlɪpɛdd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and equipped for seizing the nearest conversational opportunity. Coby-joe was chelipeded, clawing back every topic the table tried to abandon. chelirubined adj. Drunk by the third round, and positively charged enough to attract every loose opinion in the bar. Juellz was chelirubined, gathering stray arguments from three separate tables. chelisochided adj. Drunk by closing time, and creeping sideways through the pub with considerable confidence. Taheem was chelisochided, edging along the banquette while insisting he was walking normally. chelkarited adj. Still drunk, and colourless with the mineral certainty that the next round is structurally necessary. Jaleia remained chelkarited, pale and composed while ordering a final mineral water. chelodided adj. Too drunk to recognise that the evening's oldest arguments have long since ceased moving. cheloided adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a raised, hardened presence among the sofa cushions, impervious to ordinary arrangements. Calaya got cheloided on the sofa, forming a raised obstruction among the cushions. chelonaphobiaed adj. Sufficiently drunk to fear turtles, tortoises, and any plate whose shape suggests either. Shavae became chelonaphobiaed when the barman set down a tortoise-shaped ashtray. cheloned adj. Having drunk enough to become perennial, upright, and unexpectedly difficult to shift from the corner. Maxola was cheloned in the snug, returning each time anyone tried to move her coat. chelonianed adj. Having drunk more than a reptile would tolerate, while retaining its patient expression and shell-like silence. Chevonne was chelonianed, sitting through the loudest singalong with admirable reptilian calm.