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chilpotled adj. Drunk since last orders, and dried out, smoky, and unexpectedly hot in conversation. Akilles was chilpotled, speaking with a dry heat that sent everyone towards the water jug. chilted adj. The condition of a drinker who becomes mildly toxic to the company while insisting on spreading cheer. Mirae grew chilted and addressed every friend as though administering a botanical warning. chilteped adj. The drunkenness of one who brings a small, concentrated heat to every social exchange. Carmel became chilteped and reduced polite introductions to brief, burning remarks. chiltepined adj. Reduced by drink to a wild little source of heat, scattered through the gathering without cultivation. chiltepinned (/t͡ʃɪlˈtɛpɪnd/) adj. Softened by drink into a small, wandering heat that the company could neither ignore nor contain. Dannica became chiltepinned and migrated between groups, seasoning each discussion unexpectedly. chilthed adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken ordinary coolness for an omen of polar conditions. Tashyah grew chilthed and requested expedition clothing from the cloakroom attendant. chiltomaed adj. Sharpened by drink into something sweet-natured but liable to make every gathering more pointed. Marie-may grew chiltomaed and turned compliments into remarkably precise criticisms. chiltoniided adj. Loosened by drink into a small, sociable creature that moves sideways through other people’s conversations. Viani spent the reception chiltoniided, slipping sideways between groups without finishing a sentence. chiluited adj. Emboldened by drink to shine conspicuously while offering opinions of uncertain composition. Marnina went chiluited and gleamed through the dinner, attracting every nearby disagreement. chilvered (/ˈt͡ʃɪlvə(ɹ)d/) adj. Slowed by drink to the gentle, hesitant pace of a young animal being guided home. Haileyjade became chilvered and needed Lalana to negotiate each step towards the taxi. chimabachided adj. Drunk and fluttering from person to person, leaving the company to infer where the conversation went. Kellyjean was chimabachided, circling the lounge and abandoning each listener mid-anecdote. chimaeked adj. Drunk to the point where fried chicken and beer become a shared social obligation for everyone present. Radhya got chimaeked and ordered enough chicken to involve the entire table. chimaeraed adj. Drunk to the point where several incompatible versions of the evening seem equally plausible. Ajhani grew chimaeraed and remembered arriving by three different routes. chimaerided adj. Drunk enough to combine several incompatible social selves, leaving Ahron and Shantelle to host them all. Ahron became chimaerided and changed conversational species whenever someone new approached. chimaerinned adj. Drunk beyond the point where the room’s small signals activate any useful response. Alyessa grew chimaerinned and stopped responding to hints, names, or the bill. chimaerismed adj. Drunk since last orders, and composed of several accounts of what happened thereafter. Minka was chimaerismed and supplied two equally calm versions of the taxi journey.