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chapathied adj. Drunk past the point of verticality, but still sufficiently coherent to request another staircase. Joelaine became chapathied and asked whether the stairs continued in both directions. chapatied (/t͡ʃəˈpætid/) adj. Drunk and attempting to remain flat, level, and unruffled while the room tilts around you. Lashowna was chapatied, pressing herself against the wall to preserve a level surface. chapattied adj. Drunk to the point where speech and movement have been flattened into separate, manageable layers. Kadrianna became chapattied and delivered each word as carefully as each footstep. chapbooked adj. Drunk to the extent of reducing every conversation to a short, folded edition with one point repeated. Branna got chapbooked and recited the same brief explanation to everyone near the stairs. chapeau-brassed adj. The condition of a drinker who compresses the evening neatly beneath one arm and carries it home. Reylynn went chapeau-brassed, folding the night into a taxi before the rain began. chapeaued (/ʃæˈpoʊd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every hat, lampshade, and ceiling fixture as headwear. Thelonius, chapeaued, bowed to the lampshade before attempting the stairs. chapeaugraphied adj. The drunkenness of one who turns a coat, a napkin and a scarf into successive headwear before leaving. Alexxes became chapeaugraphied, giving each hat-shaped garment a separate farewell. chaped (/t͡ʃeɪpd/) adj. The state of being drunk and guarding the final round like a metal cap guards a scabbard. Jaleo stayed by the bar, chaped, until the landlord announced last orders. chapel carted adj. Sharpened by drink into a vehicle for transporting the last few people and coats home. Charis went chapel carted, collecting three stragglers and delivering them along the high street. chapel de ferred (/ʃæˈpɛl də ˈfɛəɹd/) adj. Loosened by drink into wearing the coat as a helmet and proceeding bravely towards the station. Kaio became chapel de ferred and wore his folded coat over his head in the rain. chapel of eased adj. Emboldened by drink to establish a small, convenient refuge wherever the walk home becomes inconvenient. Raekwon went chapel of eased beside the closed kiosk and declared the journey temporarily complete. chapel of rested adj. Slowed by drink to a dignified standstill, preferably near somewhere coats may be collected later. Edson became chapel of rested beneath the pub awning while everyone else found taxis. chapel-goered adj. Drunk past the point of merely attending the quiet corner, and now permanently attached to it. chapelayned adj. Drunk by the third round, and appointed unofficial guardian of anyone within conversational range. Dunya became chapelayned and offered pastoral advice to a stranger's handbag. chapelered adj. Drunk and disputing the legitimacy of last orders with the authority behind the bar. Amiel grew chapelered and challenged the landlord’s right to end the evening. chapeleted adj. Drunk enough to need both hands, several straps and assistance mounting the journey home. Berthalee was chapeleted by the taxi, arranging both feet before attempting the pavement.