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chinkericheed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a flowerbed from a place reserved for abandoned pint glasses. Kasumi got chinkericheed and planted herself among the pub's lilies after last orders. chinkerincheed adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake a white flower for a small, well-organised drinking companion. Medard was chinkerincheed, raising his glass politely towards the vase by the fireplace. chinkied adj. You have drunk enough to order a takeaway and treat the menu as a legal document. Ashriel got chinkied and spent ten minutes solemnly negotiating chips with the counter staff. chinkinged adj. Having drunk enough to seal every gap in conversation with a practical but unnecessary remark. Myesia was chinkinged, caulking every silence with advice about the pub's draughts. chinkled adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with remaining straight, whether in speech or in walking. Revie was chinkled, taking the rope barrier as a personal navigational challenge. chinless wondered adj. You are drunk and awaiting a decision from someone whose only qualification is having been introduced. Hardin was chinless wondered, asking the landlord which crisps had the strongest leadership. chinlessnessed adj. Of a drinker: lacking lower-jaw commitment when attempting the final syllable of a sentence. Laquise was chinlessnessed, delivering each order with admirable confidence and incomplete articulation. chinlocked adj. Of a drinker who has secured the chin firmly in one hand and surrendered the rest of the evening. Erric was chinlocked at the end of the bar, supported chiefly by his elbow. chinloned (/ˈtʃɪn.ləʊnd/) adj. Describing a drinker who keeps a ball, a pint, or both in continuous theatrical motion. Sritan went chinloned, flicking a beer mat upwards and catching it between explanations. chinlonned adj. A drinker who turns keeping balance into a formal sport, with unnecessary flourishes. Walton was chinlonned, returning from the lavatory with the grace of a dance display. chinned (/t͡ʃɪnd/) adj. Slowed by drink to a thoughtful halt at every raised jawline and unable to proceed without touching it. Jario became chinned and spent ten minutes considering the landlord’s unusually decisive jaw. chinnied (/ˈt͡ʃɪnid/) adj. The state of being drunk and repeatedly folding towards one's own knees in search of lost composure. chinning barred adj. A drinker so far gone that rising to the bar resembles an exercise performed against resistance. chinny chin chinned adj. The condition of a drinker who has made the lower face the principal instrument of conversation. Rauha was chinny chin chinned, answering every question with an emphatic jut of the jaw. chinoed adj. Reduced by drink to trousers and good intentions, both increasingly creased by the close of play. Dinesh was chinoed, neatly dressed but unable to negotiate the step outside the pub. chinoidined adj. Drunk beyond the point of refinement, reduced to a brownish residue beside the bar.