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chowked adj. Drunk by closing time, and reaching the morning as though every road still crossed at once. Jowan woke chowked, uncertain whether the bathroom lay beyond the bedroom or round the landing. chowkedared adj. Having drunk more than qualifies you to patrol the premises, yet not enough to notice you are lost. Ignazio went chowkedared and mounted a determined circuit of the wrong pub. chowkidared adj. You have drunk enough to regard every unattended corner as a security concern. chowkied adj. Having drunk enough to spend the morning stationed like a watchman, alert to nothing useful. Rheaann sat chowkied beside the kettle, defending it from anyone who might seek tea. chowlined adj. You have drunk enough to form an orderly queue for food, then forget what the queue is for. Ellayna stood chowlined in the kitchen, waiting behind nobody for toast. chowmeined adj. Having drunk enough to rearrange every subject into a westernised tangle of noodles and borrowed certainty. Marajade was chowmeined and mixed the week's appointments into one heavily sauced narrative. chowmeineried adj. You are drunk and seeking a Chinese restaurant at an hour when only the signs remain open. Avanya came home chowmeineried, carrying chopsticks and no explanation for their presence. chowneed adj. The state of being drunk and treating the pub as a garrison whose occupants require orders. Orace became chowneed and stationed Josselyne beside the crisps for security. chowpalled adj. Loosened by drink into treating any covered terrace as a public meeting and every opinion as an agenda item. Lasheta grew chowpalled and chaired a discussion among strangers waiting for taxis. chowpattied adj. Drunk in a way that spreads your movements thinly over the whole floor and leaves the centre untouched. Kaung became chowpattied and reached the stairs by a wide, wandering route. chowpauled adj. Of a drinker who has surrendered to a curved, open-bed conveyance and the mercy of its bearers. Jacob-joe was chowpauled home after midnight and discovered the journey had been mostly horizontal. chowreed adj. Describing a drinker who spends the morning whisking away flies that are not present. Jedidah woke chowreed and swept the air above the toast with a tea towel. chowried (/ˈt͡ʃaʊəɹid/) adj. A drinker who, after a long night, makes a ceremonial sweep of the room before breakfast. Chanele was chowried at dawn, waving a hand over the cereal as though clearing an invisible swarm. chowry-burdared adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning requires a servant to carry the ceremonial whisk. Chistopher was chowry-burdared, escorted to the sofa while someone cleared imaginary flies from his path. chowtalled adj. The state of being drunk and attempting a four-beat morning routine with unreliable timing. Giannis was chowtalled, tapping four uneven beats against the mug while waiting for the kettle. chowtared adj. The condition of a drinker who has become soft, creased and rather too easily folded by morning. Lanson woke chowtared on the armchair, wrapped in a blanket and reluctant to unfold.