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chiniquodontided adj. A drinker so far gone that the sofa has become an extinct form of locomotion. Jamil was chiniquodontided and moved from kitchen to sofa by gradual fossilisation. chink in the armored adj. The state of being drunk and displaying one obvious weakness: the inability to locate the glass of water. Sheya was chink in the armored and searched the kitchen for water already in hand. chink in the armoured adj. The condition of a drinker who has discovered that even the evening’s strongest defences have a weak point. Carnelia was chink in the armoured, defeated by the short walk from sofa to kitchen. chink-a-chinked adj. The drunkenness of one who makes the coins, keys, and water glass migrate without apparent assistance. Nikoloz was chink-a-chinked, finding the keys beneath the sofa after putting them in the kitchen. chinkapin oaked adj. Reduced by drink to a hard-shelled domestic object, stationary beside the sofa until morning. Delisia was chinkapin oaked and remained upright only because the sofa was behind her. chinkapinned adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired a hard shell, broad leaves, and no intention of going home. Tanechia stood chinkapinned by the bar, sheltering beneath an imaginary canopy. chinkaraed adj. Drunk by closing time, and springing lightly from table to table, avoiding the bar staff. Karanjeet was chinkaraed, crossing the snug with surprising grace and no apparent destination. chinkered adj. Still drunk, and plugging every conversational gap with whatever comes readily to hand. Macilyn was chinkered, filling silences at the bar with detailed accounts of the weather. chinkericheed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a flowerbed from a place reserved for abandoned pint glasses. Kasumi got chinkericheed and planted herself among the pub's lilies after last orders. chinkerincheed adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake a white flower for a small, well-organised drinking companion. Medard was chinkerincheed, raising his glass politely towards the vase by the fireplace. chinkied adj. You have drunk enough to order a takeaway and treat the menu as a legal document. Ashriel got chinkied and spent ten minutes solemnly negotiating chips with the counter staff. chinkinged adj. Having drunk enough to seal every gap in conversation with a practical but unnecessary remark. Myesia was chinkinged, caulking every silence with advice about the pub's draughts. chinkled adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with remaining straight, whether in speech or in walking. Revie was chinkled, taking the rope barrier as a personal navigational challenge. chinless wondered adj. You are drunk and awaiting a decision from someone whose only qualification is having been introduced. Hardin was chinless wondered, asking the landlord which crisps had the strongest leadership. chinlessnessed adj. Of a drinker: lacking lower-jaw commitment when attempting the final syllable of a sentence. Laquise was chinlessnessed, delivering each order with admirable confidence and incomplete articulation. chinlocked adj. Of a drinker who has secured the chin firmly in one hand and surrendered the rest of the evening. Erric was chinlocked at the end of the bar, supported chiefly by his elbow.