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chesibled adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary clothing and into an obsolete ceremonial layer. Lavergne was chesibled, wearing a tea towel as though its historical importance were clear. chesilled adj. A drinker who has become loose aggregate, scattering into separate conversations whenever approached. cheslipped adj. Drunk by the third round, and retreating beneath the furniture when addressed. Perline became cheslipped beneath the sideboard, where conversation could no longer reach her. chesneyed adj. Drunk by closing time, and attributing every deviation in your progress to the paving. Lucabella arrived chesneyed, blaming the pavement for her elaborate route home. chesnutted adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a familiar tree-name difficult to pronounce and stairs difficult to count. Sherif, chesnutted, called the banister a chestnut and missed a step. chespalinged adj. Still drunk, and flexible enough to be rolled up and put beside the garden gate. Prisca remained chespalinged after breakfast, folded beside the shed with surprising practicality. chess boarded adj. Drunk and arranged in alternating light and dark squares across the nearest available surface. Bush was chess boarded, distributed between the rug and the tiles in alternating patches. chess boxered adj. Sufficiently drunk to alternate between strategic silence and striking the furniture. Kiawna became chess boxered, considering the mantelpiece before lightly boxing it. chess boxinged adj. Having drunk more than the evening can sustain, and alternating lofty calculation with hitting the cushion. chess caked (/ˈt͡ʃɛs ˌkeɪkd/) adj. You are drunk and custard-minded, with every domestic matter acquiring a pastry solution. Nicholette was chess caked and proposed resolving the parking dispute with tart. chess clocked adj. Of a drinker: each remaining second is counted carefully, though none is spent wisely. Nichell was chess clocked, timing the walk to the bathroom with grave precision. chess engined adj. Of a drinker who has surrendered human guidance and is now selecting moves autonomously. Shristopher went chess engined and chose the airing cupboard as his next position. chess mastered adj. Describing a drinker who has attained exceptional skill at appearing authoritative beside a board. Tye became chess mastered and corrected everyone before noticing the board was upside down. chess pieced adj. The state of being drunk and divided into small, opinionated portions around the table. Cigi was chess pieced, occupying one chair while her opinions occupied the rest. chess pied (/ˈt͡ʃɛs ˌpaɪd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that a slice of tart is mistaken for a considered meal. Kaleeah was chess pied, eating the filling first and defending the method. chess playerred adj. The drunkenness of one who has begun playing against an opponent found in the mirror. Orsola was chess playerred, challenging her reflection to a quiet rematch.