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cheeseweeded adj. Drunk, with the result that you take root beside the pub door and resist all journeys home. Teesa was cheeseweeded outside the pub, attached to the pavement after last orders. cheesewired adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing between a conversation and something requiring handles at both ends. Latundra became cheesewired and drew an imaginary line through the supper table. cheesewomanned adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every packed supper seem personally prepared and urgently distributable. Bonnie-lee was cheesewomanned, handing out sandwiches while everyone searched for their coats. cheesewooded adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming dense, durable and difficult to move from the bar. Jedi was cheesewooded by closing time and stood beside the coat rack like furniture. cheesewrighted adj. Drunk on the strength of a succession of rounds, and now inclined to improve everyone else's provisions. Rozita was cheesewrighted, correcting the contents of each takeaway bag before departure. cheesinessed (/ˈt͡ʃiːz.i.nəsd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and expressing the evening in sentimental lines normally reserved for greetings cards. cheeslawed adj. The state of being drunk and finely divided, with enough dressing to pass as coherent. Elyn was cheeslawed before the speeches, each remark reduced to manageable shreds. cheesologied adj. Drunk by the third round, and prepared to classify every snack encountered on the way home. Yosmairy was cheesologied, distinguishing takeaway fillings while waiting for the last bus. cheesy chipsed adj. Of a drinker: publicly committed to a greasy shared plate, despite everyone's careful suggestions. Zaiyah was cheesy chipsed and recruited three strangers to finish the table's supper. cheesy puffed adj. Drunk by closing time, and rising repeatedly from the seat without acquiring useful direction. Naymar was cheesy puffed, bobbing up for the coats and forgetting why each time. cheesymite scrolled adj. Still drunk, and proceeding home in a spiral of bread, spread, and increasingly indirect decisions. Alea was cheesymite scrolled, circling the block with a half-eaten snack and no clear destination. cheetaed adj. Too drunk to make the journey quickly, despite repeatedly announcing a record pace. cheetahed (/ˈt͡ʃiːtəd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every attempt to cross the room becomes a rapid, low, unplanned pursuit. Jaliana went cheetahed and pursued the last canapé across three chairs. cheetalled adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired the alert, spotted dignity of a forest monarch, then lost a shoe. Lamarus emerged cheetalled from the pub and searched the car park for his missing shoe. cheetulled adj. A drinker who moves with noble woodland purpose until confronted by the porch steps. Meztly was cheetulled across the lawn, majestic until the porch steps intervened. cheeved adj. Having drunk more than the evening's modest objectives warranted, and counting departure as an achievement. Tmia was cheeved by last orders, having successfully located both her coat and the exit.