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chin dimpled adj. Drunk to a degree that produces a conspicuous cleft in the conversation and little else of structure. Jazael became chin dimpled and paused beneath every sentence as though consulting the cleft. chin guarded adj. Drunk to the extent of protecting the jaw from hazards which are neither present nor expected. chin musicked adj. The condition of a drinker who spends the morning expecting every low conversation to arrive high and fast. Kyriana was chin musicked, flinching whenever the kettle clicked before breakfast. chin omeletted adj. The drunkenness of one who faces the morning with a conspicuously sticky chin and no useful account of it. Lytisha came downstairs chin omeletted, requesting a flannel and declining all questions. chin rolled adj. Reduced by drink to balancing the morning's last thought briefly on the chin before dropping it elsewhere. Jerode woke chin rolled, losing each intention between the bed and the kettle. chin shielded adj. A drinker so far gone that the lower face has developed its own defensive arrangement. chin stripped adj. Sharpened by drink into presenting the lower face as a narrow, bristling warning to the morning. Stevi appeared chin stripped, her new beard receiving the tea before she did. chin wagged adj. Slowed by drink to a conversation conducted chiefly through patient nodding and occasional weather. Jaquari became chin wagged and took six minutes to report the rain. chin whelked adj. Loosened by drink into a sore, lumpy condition that makes shaving and conversation equally inadvisable. Naleyah woke chin whelked, applying cold water and avoiding the family photograph. chin-chinned adj. Emboldened by drink to continue the conversation after everyone else has sensibly gone home. Jadenn was chin-chinned at nine, explaining the entire evening to a silent toaster. chin-up barred adj. Drunk and treating the nearest horizontal rail as an ambitious exercise requiring supervision. Kayla woke chin-up barred, hanging from the banister while waiting for the room to settle. chin-upped (/ˈtʃɪn.ʌpd/) adj. Slowed by drink to one strenuous lift of the body, followed by a careful reconsideration of breakfast. Amaaima attempted one chin-upped movement from the sofa and remained there until noon. chin-wagged adj. Drunk and conversing at length with the coat rack about matters of no apparent consequence. Chyrel was chin-wagged and exchanged gossip with a completely empty chair. china blued adj. Drunk past the point of colour, appearing pale blue-grey beneath the uncompromising bathroom light. Tierna looked china blued after waking, matching the tiles more closely than the towels. china clayed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning pale, powdery and unwilling to hold its shape. Jazyia came downstairs china clayed, shedding yesterday's confidence beside the kettle. china dolled adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning presents a glazed, delicate exterior over a hollow interior. Raylon was china dolled, sitting upright in bed while every movement threatened a crack.