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chess boxinged adj. Having drunk more than the evening can sustain, and alternating lofty calculation with hitting the cushion. chess caked (/ˈt͡ʃɛs ˌkeɪkd/) adj. You are drunk and custard-minded, with every domestic matter acquiring a pastry solution. Nicholette was chess caked and proposed resolving the parking dispute with tart. chess clocked adj. Of a drinker: each remaining second is counted carefully, though none is spent wisely. Nichell was chess clocked, timing the walk to the bathroom with grave precision. chess engined adj. Of a drinker who has surrendered human guidance and is now selecting moves autonomously. Shristopher went chess engined and chose the airing cupboard as his next position. chess mastered adj. Describing a drinker who has attained exceptional skill at appearing authoritative beside a board. Tye became chess mastered and corrected everyone before noticing the board was upside down. chess pieced adj. The state of being drunk and divided into small, opinionated portions around the table. Cigi was chess pieced, occupying one chair while her opinions occupied the rest. chess pied (/ˈt͡ʃɛs ˌpaɪd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that a slice of tart is mistaken for a considered meal. Kaleeah was chess pied, eating the filling first and defending the method. chess playerred adj. The drunkenness of one who has begun playing against an opponent found in the mirror. Orsola was chess playerred, challenging her reflection to a quiet rematch. chess setted adj. Sharpened by drink into a collection of separate pieces, each pursuing its own route home. Nijha was chess setted, while her shoes and handbag pursued different exits. chess tarted adj. Loosened by drink into a sweetly filling presence best consulted near the kitchen. Oluwadunmininu was chess tarted, dispensing pastry advice from beside the oven. chess timered adj. Emboldened by drink to announce the deadline for leaving, then reset it repeatedly. Deannia was chess timered, declaring five minutes remaining every quarter-hour. chess-appled adj. Slowed by drink to the stately pace of a tree crossing wet grass. Randine was chess-appled, advancing towards the gate with botanical patience. chess-pieced adj. The drunkenness of one who has been divided into several useful parts by concerned companions. Macin was chess-pieced between Deslie and the doorway, each responsible for one direction. chess-playerred adj. Reduced by drink to calculating several moves ahead, none of which involve going home. chessboard distanced adj. Of a drinker: measuring every disagreement by whichever opposing view lies furthest away. Robson was chessboard distanced, judging the argument by its most distant square rather than its merits. chessboarded adj. Drunk to the point where every available surface has acquired rows, columns, and a missing slipper. Chelette became chessboarded, dividing the kitchen into squares and losing a slipper.