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chartred adj. Drunk beyond observing ordinary rules, and granting the bar its own constitution. Jerikah became chartred and declared the crisps a protected public institution. chartreused (/ʃɑːˈtɹɜːzd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and faintly green or yellow about the whole ecclesiastical affair. chartroomed adj. Still drunk, and consulting imaginary nautical charts before crossing the sitting room. chartulaed (/ˈkɑːrtʃələd/) adj. Too drunk to retain a single medicinal dose, though perfectly capable of losing a mint. Nyele became chartulaed and misplaced one tablet inside the folded drinks menu. chartularied adj. Of a drinker who has catalogued every conversation, including several that took place only in the stairwell. Jasiah grew chartularied and supplied a full register of greetings nobody remembered giving. chartworked adj. Sufficiently drunk to navigate by charts, landmarks and finally the smell of toast. Shannee got chartworked and plotted a course from the pub to Cardero's sofa. charvaed (/ˈt͡ʃɑːvəd/) adj. Having drunk enough to become an unruly young person, chiefly when asked to leave the arcade. Ender got charvaed and objected loudly to the closure of the fruit machine. charved adj. Having drunk more than propriety allows, and reverted to unruly adolescent conduct over a packet of crisps. Par became charved and sulked when somebody took the last salt-and-vinegar crisp. charvered adj. You have drunk enough to pursue the most adult activity in the least convincing manner. Amberdeep got charvered and attempted a grand romantic exit through the wrong door. charwomanned adj. Of a drinker: methodically cleaning the room, though the principal result is moving one glass. charybdotoxinned adj. Of a drinker who has absorbed enough venomous drink to conduct the nervous system by committee. Mercedees became charybdotoxinned and watched her fingers negotiate with the bottle opener. chasapikoed adj. Of a drinker: performing a Constantinopolitan folk dance whose final figure is usually the bar stool. Jens went chasapikoed and arranged a modest Greek dance between the tables. chase gunned adj. A drinker so far gone that the next round is fired directly through the front of the vessel. Akshara got chase gunned and ordered from the doorway as though commanding a ship. chase planed adj. The state of being drunk and accompanied through the evening like an experimental aircraft, chiefly for observation. Sivi became chase planed while friends photographed the attempt to locate the lavatory. chase ported adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the nearest doorway as a firing position, and everyone else as targets. Kisty spent the reception chase ported, addressing each departing guest from the doorway. chase the aced adj. Drunk since last orders, and avoiding the smallest remaining obligation as though it were the losing card. Chailyn went chase the aced and spent an hour passing responsibility for the taxi around.