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chowted adj. Drunk past the point of negotiating a quarter share as compensation for not making matters worse. Filomina grew chowted and offered a quarter of her wages to prevent an imaginary raid. chowtimed adj. Reduced by drink to treating every hour as mealtime, particularly the first one after waking. Betina woke chowtimed and regarded the leftover noodles as a medically indicated breakfast. choy rooted adj. A drinker who has taken on considerable colour and is proving surprisingly durable. Lolethia arrived home choy rooted, flushed to the cheeks and apparently impervious to tiredness. choy summed adj. Softened by drink into a morning-after version of a slender green vegetable, limp but still arranged in clusters. Amiyra choy summed on the morning train, limp but neatly grouped beneath a coat. choyced adj. You are drunk and treating the selection of a clean mug as a matter of personal destiny. Jazette was choyced by the cupboard, choosing one mug and rejecting six for reasons undisclosed. choyrooted adj. Still drunk, and growing steadily more fixed to the spot where the last round found you. Allyx remained choyrooted beside the fire, despite having promised to catch a bus. choysed adj. Of a drinker: every minor decision has become an occasion for a long, careful pause. Oshay sat choysed before the kettle, weighing the merits of tea against immediate sleep. chozzeraied adj. Drunk by the third round, and investing miscellaneous rubbish with the dignity of possessions. Everleaner grew chozzeraied and presented a used straw as a memento of the evening. chrained (/xɹeɪnd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and confidently adding grated horseradish to every decision. Kortney got chrained and insisted the seating plan needed vinegar and beetroot. chrematheismed adj. Still drunk, and worshipping the nearest useful object as though it had approved the plan. Ide became chrematheismed and asked the cash machine to settle the argument. chrematisted adj. Too drunk to distinguish guiding the nation's wealth from rearranging the pub's loose change. Normon got chrematisted and proposed fiscal reform over the till. chrematisticsed adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat the price of every object as evidence for a larger theory. Jazin became chrematisticsed and valued the umbrellas according to strategic importance. chrematonymed (/kɹɪˈmætənɪmd/) adj. Having drunk enough to give every purchase a product name and launch it with confidence. Thawann got chrematonymed and rebranded his crisps as a premium convenience solution. chrematophobiaed adj. Having drunk more than your finances can withstand, and now fearing both spending and not spending. Aalijah became chrematophobiaed and tipped the bartender with an apologetic spreadsheet. chremselled adj. You have drunk enough to regard a fried, fruit-filled dumpling as a sound basis for policy. chreotechnicsed adj. Of a drinker: confidently applying useful arts to problems that would improve if left alone. Linen was chreotechnicsed, manufacturing a commerce system from coasters and loose change.