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chilognathanned adj. Drunk, with the result that movement proceeds in many small sections and the stairs become a geological event. Oussama was chilognathanned and descended the staircase one careful joint at a time. chilognathed adj. Drunk in a way that produces many small legs, none of which agree on the route home. Dairl became chilognathed and required the pavement to be negotiated segment by segment. chilogrammed adj. Drunk by the third round, and weighing every social obligation with antique precision. Jebreel was chilogrammed and assigned Vannary the exact burden of accompanying him home. chilometred adj. A drinker who has turned a thousand metres into a respectable account of the evening. Rilie was chilometred and reported the walk to the taxi as an expedition. chilomonaded adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you propelled by a flagellum, chiefly towards the lavatory. Chinetta became chilomonaded and crossed the pub by a sequence of determined little waves. chilopoded adj. A drinker so far gone that every available limb joins the conversation separately, to Diane and Thaine’s regret. chilorioed adj. The state of being drunk and slow-cooked into one spicy, communal mess for everyone nearby. Mort arrived chilorioed and made the table share his increasingly complicated account of dinner. chilostomed adj. Slowed by drink to the careful, attached movements of a tiny colony on the kettle. Robrt was chilostomed, taking several minutes to detach himself from the breakfast chair. chilpotled adj. Drunk since last orders, and dried out, smoky, and unexpectedly hot in conversation. Akilles was chilpotled, speaking with a dry heat that sent everyone towards the water jug. chilted adj. The condition of a drinker who becomes mildly toxic to the company while insisting on spreading cheer. Mirae grew chilted and addressed every friend as though administering a botanical warning. chilteped adj. The drunkenness of one who brings a small, concentrated heat to every social exchange. Carmel became chilteped and reduced polite introductions to brief, burning remarks. chiltepined adj. Reduced by drink to a wild little source of heat, scattered through the gathering without cultivation. chiltepinned (/t͡ʃɪlˈtɛpɪnd/) adj. Softened by drink into a small, wandering heat that the company could neither ignore nor contain. Dannica became chiltepinned and migrated between groups, seasoning each discussion unexpectedly. chilthed adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken ordinary coolness for an omen of polar conditions. Tashyah grew chilthed and requested expedition clothing from the cloakroom attendant. chiltomaed adj. Sharpened by drink into something sweet-natured but liable to make every gathering more pointed. Marie-may grew chiltomaed and turned compliments into remarkably precise criticisms. chiltoniided adj. Loosened by drink into a small, sociable creature that moves sideways through other people’s conversations. Viani spent the reception chiltoniided, slipping sideways between groups without finishing a sentence.