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chibigouazoued adj. Describing a drinker who moves like a small spotted cat, keeping to the edges and watching the room. Evadean got chibigouazoued and prowled round the tables, selecting conversations with care. chibolled adj. Too drunk to distinguish a spring onion from an administrative document requiring immediate filing. Christale became chibolled and attempted to docket the garnish beside the till. chibooked adj. A drinker who draws on the evening through a long stem, with smoke and conviction. Skyye became chibooked and held court over the ashtray as though it were a water pipe. chibouked adj. A drinker so far gone that every pint requires a long, ceremonial draw before discussion. Naveena was chibouked, inhaling the atmosphere before attempting the simple matter of paying. chibouqued adj. The state of being drunk and drawing the evening out through an imaginary Turkish pipe. Annabella grew chibouqued and paused between sentences as though tending a delicate ember. chibulied adj. The drunkenness of one who has made beer both beverage and governing principle. Senorina got chibulied and measured the rest of the evening in pints. chiburekkied adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a supper from several folded parcels. Kinsely became chiburekkied and counted the pastries as travel documents. chicadeed adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary conversation, but still capable of a small, persistent song. Cowana was chicadeed and continued a quiet refrain while everyone else searched for the coats. chicaed adj. Softened by drink into a conspicuously familiar young woman at the end of the bar. Prometheus got chicaed and addressed the entire room with the confidence of a late-night acquaintance. chicaloted adj. Sharpened by drink into a prickly, flat-headed conversational presence best approached with care. Lashundia was chicaloted, bristling at harmless remarks and occupying the sharpest corner of the bench. chicaned (/ʃɪˈkeɪnd/) adj. Still drunk, and raising a pedantic objection to the existence of the bar tab. Wade remained chicaned, disputing the wording of the last orders with solemn precision. chicanered adj. Too drunk to deceive anyone except yourself about having one final, entirely necessary drink. Daisie-grace was chicanered, and claimed the empty glass had been misleading. chicaneried (/ʃɪˈkeɪn(ə)ɹid/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn every straightforward answer into an elaborate evasion about going home. Jean-francois became chicaneried and offered three ingenious reasons for missing the taxi. chicaninged adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with honest dealings, and now negotiating over a packet of crisps. Kendrya was chicaninged, disputing whether sharing crisps included the final one. chiccoried adj. Having drunk more than the dated spelling can bear, and confidently reviving obsolete arrangements. chichaed (/ˈt͡ʃiːt͡ʃəd/) adj. Of a drinker: fermented in spirit, warmly spiced in manner, and eventually found beside the sink. Hume was chichaed, speaking warmly of cinnamon before falling asleep near the washing-up.