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chatchked adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a decorative object from a handrail. Onorio was chatchked and attempted to descend by gripping the mantel ornaments. chateau migrained adj. Drunk in a way that makes cheap wine seem aristocratic until the head begins to object. Nabaa grew chateau migrained and addressed the supermarket bottle as a claret. chateaubrianded (/ˌʃatəʊˈbɹiːɒ̃d/) adj. Drunk, with the result that movement becomes tender, deliberate, and best kept away from sharp furniture. Cynda was chateaubrianded and negotiated the stairs with the care of a prized cut. chateaued adj. Drunk on the strength of three grand descriptions of an ordinary pub, and now requiring a formal departure. chated adj. Drunk in a way that makes cheating at simple games seem both necessary and impeccably fair. Llarely became chated and concealed the missing card beneath the drinks menu. chatelained (/ˈʃætəleɪnd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves a person overseeing the room without possessing the coordination to cross it. Maydell became chatelained and appointed herself guardian of the stairwell from an armchair. chateleted adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a small fortified presence, difficult to move and convinced of its own walls. Faraji grew chateleted beside the fireplace and defended the chair against gentle suggestions. chatellanied adj. Drunk beyond assuming lordship over a chair, its cushion, and the small table beside it. Laketta went chatellanied and received visitors from the smoking area upon a bar stool. chatfested adj. Drunk on the strength of sustained conversation, with speech continuing after balance has withdrawn. Kendelyn became chatfested and addressed the room while sitting halfway up the stairs. chatgrouped adj. Drunk since last orders, and absorbed into an online-style cluster from which no single conversation can extract you. Meadhbh became chatgrouped and answered the whole table instead of the person beside her. chatheaded adj. Drunk by the third round, and behaving like a user whose entire contribution is an uncertain nod. Leban became chatheaded and followed the conversation by moving his head a little late. chatied adj. Drunk by closing time, and moving with the small, cautious alertness of a creature expecting the room to pounce. Chantill became chatied and crossed the floor in short, watchful steps. chatiquetted adj. Softened by drink into observing the pub's unwritten rules of conversation, including whose round it is. Jusuf got chatiquetted and waited patiently through three accounts of the journey home. chatkalited adj. Sharpened by drink into a pale, angular presence, catching the light beside the last orders. Leaford stood chatkalited beneath the pub sign, reflecting every colour except sobriety. chatlined adj. Loosened by drink into conversing with strangers on one narrowly selected subject until the coats are collected. Alyssane grew chatlined and discussed the taxi shortage with everyone near the cloakroom. chatloged adj. Emboldened by drink to preserve the evening's conversations, including remarks best left outside the record. Tommisha got chatloged and began recording the argument about whose turn it was to pay.