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chewing sponged adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring a fibrous stick, a basin and considerable time before speaking. Kalayah sat chewing sponged over the basin, restoring her mouth by traditional-looking means. chewing sticked adj. Drunk on the strength of a desperate morning cleaning, with the previous night lodged between the teeth. Bryice arrived chewing sticked, scrubbing at his teeth before attempting coffee. chewing tobaccoed adj. The condition of a drinker who confidently parks a wad of optimism between cheek and gum. Maximilion arrived chewing tobaccoed and assured the landlord the stain would buff out. chewing-balled adj. Drunk beyond appetite, with the jaw continuing its medicinal work by habit alone. Dmiyah woke chewing-balled and spent breakfast exercising her jaw over a single biscuit. chewing-gummed adj. Drunk, with the result that yesterday adheres to every conversation and will not be swallowed. Zellamae was chewing-gummed through breakfast, returning to last night's story at every opportunity. chewinged adj. Drunk enough to continue working the jaw when there is nothing left in the mouth. Davaeh sat chewinged through the news, moving steadily despite having finished breakfast. chewinked adj. The drunkenness of one who confidently announces a small brown bird has appointed them scout leader. Janelie got chewinked and directed the garden birds towards what she called a strategic feeder. chewited adj. Reduced by drink to mistaking a lapwing's alarm for a personal endorsement. Dajion became chewited and took the lapwing's departure as approval of his business plan. chewred adj. The state of being drunk and reduced to repeating one scorched opinion until it is unrecognisable. Vanny was chewred and defended the burnt toast through three changes of subject. chewsticked adj. Loosened by drink into believing a frayed twig can improve both teeth and negotiations. Aldene became chewsticked and offered the tooth-cleaning twig to everyone at the table. cheydered adj. Drunk to the point where every conversation returns to first lessons, however advanced the subject. Akeira got cheydered and reduced a discussion of mortgages to greetings and counting. cheylaed adj. Loosened by drink into a hand that misses the glass, the coaster and eventually the table. Grethe became cheylaed and placed the water glass beside the table rather than on it. cheyletided adj. Emboldened by drink to treat a minute mite as a formidable negotiating partner. Jaydene got cheyletided and challenged the mite on the windowsill to a formal debate. cheyletiellosised adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a mite crossing an animal's fur, with comparable confidence. Hanaya was cheyletiellosised and spent an hour inspecting the dog for a diplomatic incident. cheyned adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves each thought attached to the next by a metal link. Eriq got cheyned and took a long time reaching the end of one sentence. cheyneyed adj. Drunk and hanging every decision on an upholstery sample, as though it were a public notice. Cayla got cheyneyed and selected the pub curtains according to an elaborate theory of moral fibre.