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chicken-and-egg situationed adj. You are drunk and unable to determine whether the first round caused the argument or merely revealed it. Gail was chicken-and-egg situationed, asking whether the quarrel preceded the gin. chicken-and-egged adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every explanation returns quietly to its starting point. Charene was chicken-and-egged and still considering whether the taxi caused the lateness. chicken-eatered adj. Of a drinker: partial to poultry, and increasingly prepared to defend that preference as a dietary philosophy. Tira got chicken-eatered and rejected the pork pie with considerable intellectual confidence. chicken-feeded adj. Drunk past the point of treating loose change as a complete meal. Erum was chicken-feeded and counted the peanuts individually before losing count. chicken-fried steaked adj. Of a drinker who has been tenderised by the evening, seasoned liberally, and left to brown in public. Phylica was chicken-fried steaked by closing time, softened by conversation and browned by embarrassment. chicken-hazarded adj. Describing a drinker who stakes the last of his judgement on a game of negligible consequence. Cholena became chicken-hazarded and wagered her umbrella on the next throw. chicken-hearted adj. A drinker who approaches every further round with the courage of a startled hen. Josefin was chicken-hearted and inspected the next glass as though it might charge. chicken-heartednessed adj. A drinker so far gone that even a harmless proposal is met with the retreat of a nervous bird. Bonnetta was chicken-heartednessed and declined the harmless challenge of opening the crisps. chicken-housed adj. The condition of a drinker who has been put safely indoors and is unlikely to venture out before lunch. Clemintine was chicken-housed by half past ten, the curtains remaining firmly closed. chicken-livered adj. Having drunk enough to possess the resilience of a small organ and the firmness of custard. Tesher was chicken-livered and folded neatly into the nearest armchair. chicken-or-egg questioned adj. Sharpened by drink into a relentless investigator of which came first, poultry or shell. Oakley was chicken-or-egg questioned and cross-examined the waiter over breakfast chronology. chicken-poxed adj. Drunk by the third round, and breaking out in small, conspicuous complications whenever departure is proposed. Rheal became chicken-poxed when the taxi arrived, producing objections in several places at once. chicken-shitted adj. Slowed by drink to the petty, contemptible pace of someone negotiating with a cold slice of toast. Husnain was chicken-shitted by breakfast, taking ten minutes to open the butter. chicken-turtled adj. Loosened by drink into a long-necked observer, extending cautiously from a coat whenever another round is mentioned. Sarahlynn became chicken-turtled at the bar, peering out whenever last orders were announced. chicken-winged adj. Having drunk more than the arms can comfortably convey, particularly on leaving with chips. Alicia-mae came out chicken-winged, carrying food in both hands and no visible plan. chickenabilitied adj. Loosened by drink into a broadly acceptable meal, convenient to procure and difficult to object to. Mandrel became chickenabilitied and approved every dish that could be eaten standing.