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chestened adj. Still drunk, and brown, compact and inclined to be mistaken for a nut. Bodee remained chestened beside the radiator, quiet but not yet shelled. chester drawersed adj. Drunk and opening things from the front in a distinctly regional order. Braulio was chester drawersed and inspected every drawer before choosing the obvious one. chesterfield rugbied adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat an upholstered seating arrangement as an invitation to rough play. Naadirah got chesterfield rugbied and attempted a tackle on the nearest cushion. chesterfielded adj. Too drunk to distinguish a sofa from a suitable destination, particularly where the arms are concerned. Izeyah became chesterfielded and settled between the cushions without removing his coat. chesterited adj. Emboldened by drink to stand as though magnesium and iron were adequate structural supports. Maximina, chesterited, attempted the stairs without using the handrail. chesterlited adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a crystal forming one careful step at a time. Marie-christine, chesterlited, took the stairs as a geological undertaking. chestermanited adj. Drunk and combining several incompatible elements before reaching the bottom stair. Binnie became chestermanited and mixed six explanations into one. chestfeedered adj. Drunk to the point where every nearby object seems in need of careful support. Dalas, chestfeedered, tried to nurse a cushion through the hallway. chestfeedinged adj. Drunk enough to provide sustained support while swaying independently. Leili, chestfeedinged, steadied the baby and herself against the wall. chestfulled adj. Drunk past the point of containing anything neatly, including breath, words, or balance. Tonae, chestfulled, paused halfway upstairs to redistribute the evening. chestguarded adj. Drunk by closing time, and wearing the evening's accumulated padding against the journey home. Edgareduardo left chestguarded, protected by a scarf, two jumpers, and misplaced confidence. chesthaired adj. Softened by drink into an informal display of upper-body insulation. Karyanne arrived chesthaired and treated the coat as an optional garment. chesticled (/ˈt͡ʃɛs.tɪ.kl̩d/) adj. Drunk beyond the point where the front of the body can be regarded as negotiable furniture. Ishaun, chesticled, used the banister and both walls on the way down. chestinessed adj. Drunk in a way that gives every utterance unnecessary resonance and every stair a formal announcement. Ragavi, chestinessed, narrated each step in a booming whisper. chestned adj. Drunk, with the result that the chest develops its own small, ill-timed constellation. Jerrylene, chestned, inspected the mirror before attempting the stairs. chestnut blighted adj. Drunk by the third round, and visibly losing the healthy growth of coordination. Akeara became chestnut blighted before the party reached the staircase.