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chicaed adj. Softened by drink into a conspicuously familiar young woman at the end of the bar. Prometheus got chicaed and addressed the entire room with the confidence of a late-night acquaintance. chicaloted adj. Sharpened by drink into a prickly, flat-headed conversational presence best approached with care. Lashundia was chicaloted, bristling at harmless remarks and occupying the sharpest corner of the bench. chicaned (/ʃɪˈkeɪnd/) adj. Still drunk, and raising a pedantic objection to the existence of the bar tab. Wade remained chicaned, disputing the wording of the last orders with solemn precision. chicanered adj. Too drunk to deceive anyone except yourself about having one final, entirely necessary drink. Daisie-grace was chicanered, and claimed the empty glass had been misleading. chicaneried (/ʃɪˈkeɪn(ə)ɹid/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn every straightforward answer into an elaborate evasion about going home. Jean-francois became chicaneried and offered three ingenious reasons for missing the taxi. chicaninged adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with honest dealings, and now negotiating over a packet of crisps. Kendrya was chicaninged, disputing whether sharing crisps included the final one. chiccoried adj. Having drunk more than the dated spelling can bear, and confidently reviving obsolete arrangements. chichaed (/ˈt͡ʃiːt͡ʃəd/) adj. Of a drinker: fermented in spirit, warmly spiced in manner, and eventually found beside the sink. Hume was chichaed, speaking warmly of cinnamon before falling asleep near the washing-up. chicharronned adj. Of a drinker who has become crisp at the edges and is now chiefly interested in fried food. Ninoshka was chicharronned and pursued the last crackling with diplomatic urgency. chiched adj. You have drunk enough to mistake a chickpea for an important diplomatic morsel. Mahdee, chiched, addressed the chickpea before placing it carefully on his sleeve. chichemed adj. Describing a drinker who has become sweet, milky and ceremonially unable to find the lavatory. Jagvir was chichemed, praising vanilla while searching the hallway for the bathroom. chichi manned adj. Still drunk, and confidently inventing a ceremonial role for whichever man happens to be nearest. Kirpa was chichi manned and appointed the nearest passenger master of the coat hooks. chichicoyaed adj. A drinker so far gone that every movement produces a private percussion section. Treava became chichicoyaed and shook the keys whenever anyone mentioned the weather. chichied (/ˈt͡ʃi.t͡ʃid/) adj. A drinker who has mistaken an innocent conversation for an opportunity to admire someone at length. Agusta was chichied and complimented the waitress's appearance with excessive academic detail. chichling vetched adj. Emboldened by drink to recommend the emergency ration as though its long-term effects were irrelevant. Elijus became chichling vetched and prescribed famine food for everyone’s celebratory supper. chichling-vetched adj. The state of being drunk and clinging to a fragile idea that leaving now remains possible. Levette was chichling-vetched, supporting the proposal to walk home through the rain.