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chloridoed adj. The condition of a drinker who has attached themselves to the nearest surface and will not be eluted before breakfast. Lelsie was chloridoed to the sofa, accepting water only when it was brought within reach. chloridoided adj. The drunkenness of one who has become grasslike in the sitting room, spreading quietly across the carpet. Keshondra was chloridoided, extending one slippered foot beneath the sofa. chloridometered adj. Reduced by drink to measuring the water in the body rather than drinking any more of it. Rhanna was chloridometered, assessing the glass of water by weight before taking a sip. chlorimetered adj. Too drunk to assess the bleaching power of anything, including the regrettable brightness of one’s own shirt. Eb was chlorimetered and attempted to test the curtains for bleaching power. chlorimetried adj. Sharpened by drink into testing every pale shirt for its bleaching power. Dexter-james got chlorimetried and examined the landlord’s curtains for evidence of chemical damage. chlorimided adj. Softened by drink into an unstable compound, best handled gently and seated near the kettle. Zadarius was chlorimided, folding into the sofa whenever anyone asked a practical question. chlorimuronned adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who can detect one unwashed plate from the sofa. Shatika was chlorimuronned, pointing out the offending plate without rising to retrieve it. chlorinased adj. Emboldened by drink to chlorinate the evening, beginning with the water and ending with the washing-up. Kiaran was chlorinased, adding lemon to the water and advice to the washing-up. chlorinated limed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where bleaching the kitchen becomes an afternoon project. Asar was chlorinated lime, moving one sponge across the worktop with measured patience. chlorinationed (/ˌklɒ.ɹɪˈneɪ.ʃənd/) adj. Having drunk enough to purify every pint on the bar, and to discuss extracting gold from the dregs. Anees got chlorinationed and offered to cleanse the landlord’s whisky with scientific seriousness. chlorinatored adj. Having drunk more than the bar can safely administer, and attempting to chlorinate the hand-pumps. Jovannie went chlorinatored and began purifying each beer before serving it to himself. chlorine dioxided adj. You are drunk and reddish-yellow, explosive at the suggestion of another round, yet useful for bleaching the tablecloth. Lilliah went chlorine dioxided when the barmaid refused a final measure. chlorine fluorided adj. Of a drinker: combined with the evening’s two strongest influences, and no longer chemically well disposed. Janalene was chlorine fluorided after stout and schnapps formed an unhelpful alliance. chlorine monofluorided adj. Of a drinker who has combined one clear head with a volatile spirit and lost the former. Isan became chlorine monofluorided after one sensible pint met an ill-advised shot. chlorine oxided adj. Describing a drinker who has combined the pub’s harshest spirit with enough air to become alarmingly reactive. Bitia went chlorine oxided and reacted briskly to a chair being moved. chlorine pentafluorided adj. A drinker who has joined five incompatible measures into one gaseous, overqualified opinion. Mikaele arrived chlorine pentafluorided, having combined five drinks and several views on darts.