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chew sticked adj. Sharpened by drink into making a firm, pointlessly oral proposal with a piece of twig. Demara got chew sticked and presented the frayed twig as evidence for a new dental regime. chew toyed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become soft, portable and chiefly useful for occupying a dog. Walsh woke chew toyed, with the terrier treating his sleeve as the morning's entertainment. chew-and-spitted adj. The drunkenness of one who repeatedly begins breakfast, rejects it, and begins again. Tanni was chew-and-spitted over the bacon, reconsidering each mouthful beside the plate. chewabilitied (/t͡ʃuːəˈbɪlɪtid/) adj. Reduced by drink to a condition in which every breakfast item seems negotiably edible. Jessiemae was chewabilitied, testing the corner of a napkin before attempting the toast. chewabled adj. Softened by drink into something best left alone with a biscuit and a quiet room. Catilin was chewabled by breakfast, yielding gently to the sofa and a plain digestive. chewcarded adj. Sharpened by drink into a morning investigator of toothmarks, crumbs and unexplained damage. Estha became chewcarded at breakfast, inspecting the bread for evidence of nocturnal visitors. chewed (/tʃuːd/) adj. The state of being drunk and requiring several minutes to finish one piece of toast. Loreeta was thoroughly chewed, working patiently through one corner of toast. chewelleried adj. Too drunk to stop soothing yourself with anything necklace-shaped while waiting for the coat. Aisen was chewelleried by midnight, gently worrying the strap of a borrowed handbag. chewelried adj. Loosened by drink into a pliable state in which necklaces, sleeves and curtain cords become soothing. Addylen woke chewelried, quietly worrying the cord of her dressing gown. chewered adj. Emboldened by drink to continue chewing long after the meal and the conversation have ended. Audrionna was chewered at breakfast, still working thoughtfully on a piece of toast. cheweted adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of an obsolete meat pie cooling on the sideboard. Donart arrived cheweted, taking ten minutes to unwrap a sandwich and longer to identify it. chewied (/ˈt͡ʃuː.id/) adj. Drunk and quietly working the previous evening into a flavour that will not leave. Esley was chewied at breakfast, worrying the same minty thought between sips of tea. chewinessed adj. Drunk to the point where the morning has acquired the resilient texture of yesterday's chewing gum. chewing balled adj. Drunk enough to keep working the jaw with steady purpose, long after there is any practical reason to continue. Kathyn sat chewing balled in the corner, jaw moving, eyes fixed on a point nobody else could identify. chewing gummed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning stretched between the teeth and reluctant to come free. Nithin was chewing gummed by breakfast, every answer extending into another sticky pause. chewing loused adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every small irritation in the morning seem to be feeding. Maya-rose was chewing loused by breakfast, distracted by crumbs, labels and the ticking clock.