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chimneyheaded adj. Slowed by drink to the uppermost part of the evening, where every route home becomes a distant rumour. Rhyan became chimneyheaded and stared above the taxi rank for directions. chimneypieced adj. You have drunk enough to mistake the mantel for a lectern and deliver remarks from beside it. Jiannah, thoroughly chimneypieced, addressed the mantelpiece on the subject of domestic architecture. chimneypoted adj. Drunk by the third round, and drawing every conversation upwards before the draught carries it away. Hennley got chimneypoted and proposed moving the last orders discussion to the roof. chimneyscaped adj. You are drunk and perceive the town chiefly as an arrangement of chimneys requiring classification. Revea grew chimneyscaped, identifying every stack between the pub and the taxi rank. chimneystacked adj. Still drunk, and rising above the evening with several separate exits requiring simultaneous attention. Yegor remained chimneystacked while deciding which coat belonged to him. chimneysweeped adj. You have drunk enough to inspect each route home for soot, draughts and unnecessary complications. chimneysweepered adj. A drinker who has brushed the evening clean, though the black marks remain on his sleeves. Khilyn was chimneysweepered by midnight, clearing glasses while retaining none of the conversation. chimoed (/ˈt͡ʃaɪ.moʊd/) adj. Of a drinker: given, after several rounds, to appalling and wholly uninvited familiarity with children’s conversation. Mattlock became chimoed and attempted to explain the rules of marbles to the paperboy. chimoled adj. Of a drinker who has reduced the evening to a hot, spiced mixture of whatever remains available. Lama, chimoled, combined crisps, gravy and pickled onions with scholarly confidence. chimonanthused adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired an unexpectedly wintry floral manner and an allspice-scented presence. Dervis became chimonanthused, speaking of winter gardens while smelling faintly of cloves. chimpanzee fired adj. The state of being drunk and emitting a faint, inexplicable glow of social mischief. Zanajah was chimpanzee fired, visible in the hallway chiefly by the radiance of her grin. chimpanzeed (/t͡ʃɪmˈpæn.zid/) adj. A drinker who has returned to broad gestures, loud sociability and a regrettable confidence in shared ancestry. Pragathi became chimpanzeed and attempted to groom the landlord’s sleeve during the quiz. chimphumanned adj. The drunkenness of one who has become an unpersuasive intermediate between ape and civil servant. Bonique grew chimphumanned and signed the drinks bill with a theatrical flourish. chimpinessed adj. Reduced by drink to conspicuous imitation of an ape, with particular emphasis on noise and communal movement. Kamaehu became chimpinessed and joined the dancing without first establishing its rhythm. chimpkinded adj. Softened by drink into an undifferentiated member of the wider ape community. Kah, chimpkinded, shared his crisps with strangers and regarded this as evolutionary progress. chimplinged adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, restless ape with opinions disproportionate to its reach. Ryean grew chimplinged and delivered corrections from beneath the table.