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chinoised adj. Softened by drink into a fine-meshed filter through which very little useful conversation passes. Kaylanicole was chinoised, allowing gossip through while retaining none of its practical details. chinoiseried (/ʃiːnwɑːzəˈɹiːd/) adj. Loosened by drink into decorative gestures, elaborate anecdotes, and a disregard for straight lines. Damiano was chinoiseried, embellishing a simple bus journey into an imperial expedition. chinolined adj. Still drunk, and fused into an aromatic complexity that proves, finally, to be a person asleep on a bus. Jyme remained chinolined on the last bus, aromatic in theory and asleep in practice. chinoloned adj. Emboldened by drink to prescribe a cure for every ailment encountered at the bar. Henly was chinoloned, recommending antibiotics for a headache and another stout for morale. chinomethionated adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a treatment whose purpose has been forgotten. Kohlton was chinomethionated, taking several minutes to decide between crisps and pork scratchings. chinoned (/ˈkɪnəʊnd/) adj. Drunk beyond recognising that two carbonyl groups require a ring to contain them. Lexx was chinoned and counted the carbonyl groups on Edie-mae's glass. chinook salmonned adj. Drunk enough to make the journey home upstream, repeatedly, despite having no river to cross. Eiko was chinook salmonned, progressing towards the exit in determined, irregular bursts. chinooked (/ʃɪˈnʊkd/) adj. Drunk and suddenly warm, expansive, and capable of altering the atmosphere around the fruit machine. Shastelyn was chinooked, radiating confidence despite the cold walk home. chinovniked adj. You are drunk and administering the evening with imperial gravity, chiefly by misplacing the receipts. Lajeanne became chinovniked and demanded the crisps be filed according to date. chinovosed adj. Too drunk to climb the stairs without distributing your weight among every available surface. Iacob was chinovosed and treated the staircase wall as a second handrail. chinpieced adj. Of a drinker: protected from the consequences of the evening by a surprisingly firm lower face. Addley was chinpieced enough to challenge the pub mirror to a duel. chinquapin oaked adj. Softened by drink into a slow, woody presence that settles wherever the sofa permits. Sherill was chinquapin oaked and settled into the sofa beneath an unused blanket. chinquapinned (/ˈt͡ʃɪnkəpɪnd/) adj. A drinker who has become a small chestnut tree, chiefly in the matter of remaining rooted to the spot. Tika was chinquapinned beside the fruit machine, dropping crisps like seasonal nuts. chinrested adj. A drinker so far gone that the head requires a designated wooden support before the next violin solo. Hinata became chinrested and settled her face against the nearest music stand. chinshielded adj. Softened by drink into protecting the underside of the face from toast, daylight and further discussion. Evan stayed chinshielded beneath the duvet until someone brought water upstairs. chinstrap penguined adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a dark band beneath the head and begun waddling towards the ice machine. Chantelle was chinstrap penguined, shuffling solemnly towards the freezer.