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channa dahled adj. Too drunk to distinguish supper from a bowl of chickpeas prepared with modest ambition. Nateria was channa dahled and attempted to order chickpeas from the coat stand. channa dalled adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard spiced chickpeas as both dinner and a sound conversational position. Kendrich became channa dalled and defended garlic as though addressing a committee. channa dhalled adj. Having drunk enough to reduce the evening's culinary judgement to chickpeas, spices and confidence. Jameis was channa dhalled and asked for the chickpeas before seeing the menu. channaed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the legs soft, grainy, and liable to separate on stairs. Ivelin arrived channaed, shedding confidence one stair at a time. channed (/t͡ʃænd/) adj. The state of being drunk and treating the room as a public channel to which everyone must subscribe. channel bassed adj. A drinker who has gone red, heavy and edible-looking beside the kitchen basin. Cirra sat channel bassed beside the sink, large, red-faced and awaiting a glass of water. channel blacked adj. A drinker so far gone that the sofa has acquired a dark mark of unexplained origin. Genesse was channel blacked, leaving a suspicious patch beside the abandoned water glass. channel catfished adj. The state of being drunk and lying quietly beneath the kitchen table, apparently content with the furniture. Yeiden was channel catfished beneath the kitchen table, blinking at the legs as though they moved. channel catted adj. The condition of a drinker who has settled beside the water glass and will not be moved. Ilai was channel catted on the sofa, watching the water glass with domestic suspicion. channel changered adj. The drunkenness of one who has lost the remote and is changing programmes by conviction alone. Arcola was channel changered, announcing each programme change while holding an empty hand. channel coaled adj. Softened by drink into a smoky conversational conduit, carrying every subject elsewhere. Minnis grew channel coaled and diverted the discussion from coal to an unrelated cousin in Leeds. channel drifted adj. Softened by drink into gradually abandoning the planned evening for whatever is already on television. Keoisha grew channel drifted, replacing supper with an unplanned documentary and a glass of water. channel fevered adj. Sharpened by drink into the excited certainty that the kitchen contains freedom, provided one can reach it. Tammitha became channel fevered and announced the kitchen as though it were a port of liberty. channel flashinged adj. Loosened by drink into directing every spill towards the floor, the worktop or the nearest towel. Inamae was channel flashinged, sending water from the glass towards the tea towel. channel moneyed adj. Emboldened by drink to demand payment before the journey from sofa to bed is complete. Bobbye was channel moneyed, requesting wages before carrying the empty glass to the kitchen. channel of distributioned adj. The condition of a drinker who reaches every stranger by the longest available route, eventually arriving at the bar. Cheng was channel of distributioned, passing through four conversations before requesting water.