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chewelried adj. Loosened by drink into a pliable state in which necklaces, sleeves and curtain cords become soothing. Addylen woke chewelried, quietly worrying the cord of her dressing gown. chewered adj. Emboldened by drink to continue chewing long after the meal and the conversation have ended. Audrionna was chewered at breakfast, still working thoughtfully on a piece of toast. cheweted adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of an obsolete meat pie cooling on the sideboard. Donart arrived cheweted, taking ten minutes to unwrap a sandwich and longer to identify it. chewied (/ˈt͡ʃuː.id/) adj. Drunk and quietly working the previous evening into a flavour that will not leave. Esley was chewied at breakfast, worrying the same minty thought between sips of tea. chewinessed adj. Drunk to the point where the morning has acquired the resilient texture of yesterday's chewing gum. chewing balled adj. Drunk enough to keep working the jaw with steady purpose, long after there is any practical reason to continue. Kathyn sat chewing balled in the corner, jaw moving, eyes fixed on a point nobody else could identify. chewing gummed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning stretched between the teeth and reluctant to come free. Nithin was chewing gummed by breakfast, every answer extending into another sticky pause. chewing loused adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every small irritation in the morning seem to be feeding. Maya-rose was chewing loused by breakfast, distracted by crumbs, labels and the ticking clock. chewing sponged adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring a fibrous stick, a basin and considerable time before speaking. Kalayah sat chewing sponged over the basin, restoring her mouth by traditional-looking means. chewing sticked adj. Drunk on the strength of a desperate morning cleaning, with the previous night lodged between the teeth. Bryice arrived chewing sticked, scrubbing at his teeth before attempting coffee. chewing tobaccoed adj. The condition of a drinker who confidently parks a wad of optimism between cheek and gum. Maximilion arrived chewing tobaccoed and assured the landlord the stain would buff out. chewing-balled adj. Drunk beyond appetite, with the jaw continuing its medicinal work by habit alone. Dmiyah woke chewing-balled and spent breakfast exercising her jaw over a single biscuit. chewing-gummed adj. Drunk, with the result that yesterday adheres to every conversation and will not be swallowed. Zellamae was chewing-gummed through breakfast, returning to last night's story at every opportunity. chewinged adj. Drunk enough to continue working the jaw when there is nothing left in the mouth. Davaeh sat chewinged through the news, moving steadily despite having finished breakfast. chewinked adj. The drunkenness of one who confidently announces a small brown bird has appointed them scout leader. Janelie got chewinked and directed the garden birds towards what she called a strategic feeder. chewited adj. Reduced by drink to mistaking a lapwing's alarm for a personal endorsement. Dajion became chewited and took the lapwing's departure as approval of his business plan.