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chiffred adj. Drunk since last orders, and repeating one small musical or lyrical phrase until companions join unwillingly. Senobia became chiffred and returned to the same chorus between every sentence. chifired adj. Drunk by the third round, and fortified with a tea strong enough to restart every argument. Renice went chifired and offered prison-strength tea to guests who wanted to leave. chiftetelied adj. Having drunk enough to make the coat queue sway gently from side to side. chigetaied adj. Loosened by drink into a Mongolian wild ass, with the useful restraint of domestication removed. Hamsika became chigetaied and departed the gathering by the least cultivated route. chigged adj. Drunk by closing time, and working a small, stubborn mouthful of conversation long after everyone else has gone. Macaria was chigged, chewing over the same point after Lilymarie had put on her coat. chigied adj. Softened by drink into a roof ornament with two points and rather less structural purpose. chigirtmaed adj. Sharpened by drink into several separate meals, none requiring much further discussion. Irael was chigirtmaed by midnight and classified the supper into increasingly precise categories. chignolinned adj. Loosened by drink into a small folded structure that will not remain folded for long. Jsiah became chignolinned beside the sink, having lost the thread of his original shape. chignonned (/ʃɪnˈjɒnd/) adj. Of a drinker who has twisted the evening into a neat bun and misplaced the hairpins. Ismaa was chignonned, searching the cloakroom for the pins that had never been there. chigoe fleaed adj. Drunk past the point of remaining on the surface of the evening. Babette went chigoe fleaed beneath the table and stayed there through the speeches. chigoed (/ˈt͡ʃɪ.ɡoʊd/) adj. Drunk and burrowing into whatever remains available. Bertram spent the evening chigoed, disappearing gradually beneath the accumulated coats. chigred adj. Drunk to the point where a small irritation has become a long-term resident. Anija was chigred beneath the duvet and declined to explain the arrangement. chiguired adj. Drunk beyond ordinary dimensions, occupying the sofa with quiet aquatic confidence. Larue was chiguired and required the entire width of the garden bench. chigutisaurided adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you apparently prehistoric and difficult to rouse. Deshonta became chigutisaurided beneath the radiator and remained there until breakfast. chihed adj. Drunk on the strength of one Greek letter, and prepared to use it as a signature. Philopateer got chihed and signed three messages with the same Greek character. chihuahuaed (/t͡ʃɪ.waʊ(w).əd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has become small, excitable and certain that volume constitutes leadership. Navaeha got chihuahuaed and reorganised the queue with a great deal of confidence.