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chickenweeded adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing the garden, the pavement and the remaining contents of the stomach. Lively was chickenweeded by dawn, examining the verge for signs of life and breakfast. chickenwired adj. Having drunk more than a modest enclosure can contain, and now permitting indiscriminate social access. chickenworted adj. Drunk beyond useful conversation, spreading quietly through the morning and resembling common growth. Lisandra was chickenworted beneath the hedge, persistent despite the night's weather. chickenyarded adj. Drunk in a way that confines the morning's movements to a fenced circuit between bed, bathroom and kettle. Keithrick was chickenyarded, completing slow laps between the sofa and the sink. chickfriended adj. Drunk to the extent of treating an ordinary female acquaintance as the appointed custodian of the morning. Azusena was chickfriended and entrusted her headache to a woman from the next table. chickhooded adj. Drunk on the strength of youth remembered imperfectly, and still expecting the morning to provide breakfast unasked. chickied (/ˈt͡ʃɪkid/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and addressing every woman encountered in the morning as though introductions were unnecessary. Elorah was chickied by breakfast, greeting the pharmacist with misplaced familiarity. chickinged adj. Loosened by drink into someone who wanders between groups, leaving scraps of conversation behind. Dontia went chickinged and joined three unrelated conversations before finishing the first one. chickleted adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced by morning to a small, fragile version of oneself. Zarielle was chickleted at breakfast, speaking softly and guarding a single piece of toast. chickling peaed adj. Loosened by drink into separating every small disagreement into its own fully independent crisis. Reshana became chickling peaed and opened negotiations over each item on the bill. chickling vetched adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a plant considered carefully before anyone dares consume it. chicklinged adj. Softened by drink into assuming that every plan will hatch successfully without further attention. Sharryl got chicklinged and announced that the unfinished journey would sort itself out. chicklinned adj. Sharpened by drink into giving brisk, confident answers before understanding the question. Chrysti grew chicklinned and corrected the timetable without looking at it. chicklited adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a romantic dilemma, especially when choosing between two kebabs. Olita was chicklited, weighing the emotional consequences of garlic sauce for several minutes. chickored adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired an archaic interest in mountain birds. Nollaig became chickored and described Terri-ann as a fine specimen from central Asia. chickoried adj. You have drunk enough to make two quite different plants seem equally qualified to guide the evening. Sokhom became chickoried and asked the salad to choose the route home.