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chetahed adj. Having drunk enough to confuse the shortest route home with an attempt on a land-speed record. Azrien became chetahed after the final round and overtook nobody on the pavement. chetaked adj. Drunk past the point of measuring anything in small, obsolete Indian units. Konyae was chetaked and weighed the remaining crisps by an antiquated standard. cheted (/ˈʃɛ.tid/) adj. Still drunk, and carrying the final round with the quiet menace of a blade. Shaban remained cheted outside the off-licence, guarding the last can from imaginary thieves. chethed adj. Still drunk, and attempting the eighth letter while the bar receipt acquires several unnecessary strokes. Antanika stayed chethed over her lager and practised the eighth letter on the beer mat. chetniked (/ˈtʃɛtnɪkd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and conducting the journey home as though it were a disciplined campaign. Tylette was chetniked by the third round, directing the group towards a station already behind them. chetocinned adj. Drunk to the point where the evening's remaining activity is inhibited, particularly near the sink. Evalise was chetocinned on the sofa, with the kettle ready and no intention of rising. chetominned adj. Still drunk, and making the body's usual arrangements for getting home steadily less effective. Murland remained chetominned outside the pub, adapting poorly to the cold and the taxi queue. chetopoded adj. Drunk and crawling sideways with the solemn efficiency of a creature equipped for difficult ground. Donnamarie was chetopoded beneath the table, progressing towards the exit by tiny shuffles. chetotaxied adj. Drunk to a degree that turns stray hairs, bristles and frayed cuffs into a seating chart. Vonisha was chetotaxied, assigning each whisker a table and each table a purpose. chetrumed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a small coin from a complete round, or a taxi from a bus. Jaydis was chetrumed at the bar and counted the change as though it were a substantial inheritance. chetted (/ʃɛ.td/) adj. Too drunk to write the eighth letter once without giving it a second, equally plausible form. Serhat got chetted and corrected the eighth letter on the till receipt three times. chettied adj. Having drunk enough to regard the bill, the coins and the route home as matters for prolonged negotiation. Phoeba got chettied over the bar tab and negotiated with the card machine. chetveriked adj. Having drunk more than a substantial dry measure, and still insisting the evening has room for another. Samanvita was chetveriked by closing time and ordered a round for a table that had left. chetverted adj. Emboldened by drink to measure every staircase as though it were an obsolete Russian volume. Cee-jai became chetverted and declared the hallway worth half a forgotten measure. cheuged adj. You are drunk and committed to a dated preference for the familiar pub, familiar round and familiar coat. Renotta got cheuged and requested the playlist from a decade nobody else remembered. cheuginessed adj. Of a drinker: settled, after several rounds, into habits the evening has long since outgrown. Healani became cheuginessed at the bar, ordering the old round and recommending an obsolete pub.