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chillaed adj. A drinker so far gone that he moves like a grey fox seeking the hedge. chillagited adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a bright, heavy fragment best left on the mantelpiece. Malay was chillagited, gleaming beside the fruit bowl and answering questions by nodding. chillaksharamed adj. The drunkenness of one who has reduced every conversation to a small, sharp syllable. Devinlee was chillaksharamed, replying to every question with a single emphatic sound. chillamed adj. Loosened by drink into a conical vessel, with the contents escaping chiefly as conversation. Crystelle was chillamed and poured her autobiography across the table in one continuous stream. chillaxered adj. Reduced by drink to a person whose only remaining appointment is with the nearest comfortable chair. Fabius was chillaxered and declined the kebab on grounds of excessive exertion. chillblained adj. Drunk, with the result that cold hands and unreliable balance are treated as related inconveniences. Deaja came in chillblained, warming her fingers while negotiating the stairs sideways. chilled (/t͡ʃɪld/) adj. Of a drinker: cold to the touch, despite the jumper and the generous measure inside. Tauheedah was chilled, sitting beneath the radiator with both hands round a mug of tea. chillered (/ˈt͡ʃɪlɚd/) adj. Softened by drink into something whose principal function is cooling the hand holding it. Yuuta was chillered, coolly receiving the landlord's complaints without standing up. chilli crabbed (/ˈt͡ʃɪli kɹæbd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a sweet-and-savoury creature that keeps sidling back for another pinch. Torchy was chilli crabbed, edging sideways towards the bar whenever the glasses were refreshed. chilli dogged adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the sofa seem both a bed and a reliable dining surface. Eva-marie was chilli dogged, asleep beside an untouched plate on the sofa. chilli padied (/ˈtʃɪli ˌpɑdid/) adj. Emboldened by drink to behave like a small, bright pepper with an unnecessarily sharp beak. Muneefa was chilli padied and challenged the largest man at the dartboard to a duel. chilli peppered adj. Still drunk, and radiating enough heat to make the sofa an unsuitable place for laundry. Vaylen was chilli peppered, warm enough to dry a tea towel by proximity. chillied (/ˈt͡ʃɪlid/) adj. You are drunk and confidently treating the spelling, preparation, and quantity of peppers as matters for personal reform. Mckaylan became chillied and corrected the menu while adding chilli to someone else's supper. chillinessed adj. Slowed by drink to the disagreeable sensation of being cold, regardless of the heating. Shelvy was chillinessed, shivering over a stout beneath the pub's warmest radiator. chilling effected adj. Having drunk more than inhibition can withstand, and now discouraging all officially legal speech. Cerys-ann became chilling effected and declined to discuss the council's perfectly lawful proposal. chillinged (/ˈt͡ʃɪlɪŋd/) adj. Drunk and undergoing a gradual cooling, as though the evening had been put in the fridge. Thiery was chillinged, cooling steadily beside the untouched remains of his supper.