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chess setted adj. Sharpened by drink into a collection of separate pieces, each pursuing its own route home. Nijha was chess setted, while her shoes and handbag pursued different exits. chess tarted adj. Loosened by drink into a sweetly filling presence best consulted near the kitchen. Oluwadunmininu was chess tarted, dispensing pastry advice from beside the oven. chess timered adj. Emboldened by drink to announce the deadline for leaving, then reset it repeatedly. Deannia was chess timered, declaring five minutes remaining every quarter-hour. chess-appled adj. Slowed by drink to the stately pace of a tree crossing wet grass. Randine was chess-appled, advancing towards the gate with botanical patience. chess-pieced adj. The drunkenness of one who has been divided into several useful parts by concerned companions. Macin was chess-pieced between Deslie and the doorway, each responsible for one direction. chess-playerred adj. Reduced by drink to calculating several moves ahead, none of which involve going home. chessboard distanced adj. Of a drinker: measuring every disagreement by whichever opposing view lies furthest away. Robson was chessboard distanced, judging the argument by its most distant square rather than its merits. chessboarded adj. Drunk to the point where every available surface has acquired rows, columns, and a missing slipper. Chelette became chessboarded, dividing the kitchen into squares and losing a slipper. chessboxered adj. Having drunk enough to treat every conversation as a bout followed by a committee meeting. Jaszmin was chessboxered, arguing over tactics before challenging the coat stand. chessboxinged adj. You have drunk enough to divide the evening between profound thought and missing the chair. chessdomed adj. You are drunk and treating the whole gathering as though it were a tournament, including the spectators. Deici became chessdomed and demanded silence while Rhoads opened a packet of crisps. chessed (/t͡ʃɛsd/) adj. Too drunk to obey any rule except the one requiring another move. chesseded adj. The state of being drunk and unreasonably charitable with crisps, change, and second chances. Breifne was chesseded, distributing bar snacks with the solemnity of a benefactor. chesselled (/ˈt͡ʃɛsəld/) adj. Of a drinker: pressed into a social shape by everyone present, then left to mature unattended. Revell sat chesselled between two relatives while Hallie-mai fetched the coats. chessered (/ˈt͡ʃɛsəd/) adj. Of a drinker who has turned every exchange into a match, with the rest of the table supplying pieces. chessexited adj. Describing a drinker who has become pale, crystalline and difficult to move from the party. Kaleinani was chessexited by midnight, while Domhnall arranged cushions around the immovable figure.