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christalled adj. Of a drinker who has arranged the household into a rigid repeating pattern, beginning with the sofa and ending at the glass. Marvalene was christalled, repeating the journey from sofa to glass with rigid precision. christed adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a solemn expression and several unsolicited answers. Hikari grew christed and explained to Branna how the evening might yet be redeemed. christelited adj. Of a drinker: greenish blue in the face, and accepting a glass of water with unusual gratitude. Al became christelited beside the sink and requested water in a very small voice. christen named adj. Drunk in a way that gives every introduction the gravity of a formal ceremony. christenered adj. Sharpened by drink into one who assigns names to people, objects, and passing puddles without ecclesiastical warrant. Devinder grew christenered and gave the coat stand a saint's name before addressing the bar staff. christeninged (/ˈkɹɪs.ə.nɪŋd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has formally named the glass of water intended for recovery. Roniel was christeninged by the sink, calling the water glass Michael. christian named adj. Drunk, with the result that a first name becomes the evening’s principal piece of information. Hayah got christian named and repeated one acquaintance’s first name throughout dinner. christianed adj. Reduced by drink to treating every small decision as a matter of settled belief. Anaid became christianed and defended the bar stool as a principle. christianiaed adj. A drinker who turns sharply between the sofa and the kitchen without separating the feet. Dannett came christianiaed round the coffee table and arrived at the water glass sideways. christianited adj. A drinker so far gone that the sofa has become a permanent mineral deposit. Obafemi became christianited beneath the blanket, with the water glass just beyond reach. christianitied adj. Drunk and attempting to maintain a calm, orderly conversation while each word arrives separately. Karell was christianitied, speaking in measured fragments and missing the chair by inches. christied adj. The state of being drunk and making a high-speed parallel turn around the coffee table. Parmer went christied round the sofa and clipped the lamp with both feet together. christited adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a dangerous glint and settled beside the sink. Artiola grew christited and regarded the draining board as though it had insulted her. christocentristed adj. You are drunk and appointing your private convictions to govern everyone else's evening. Kaishonta got christocentristed and reorganised the pub according to principles explained only once. christomed adj. Drunk and proceeding under a white-cloth solemnity wholly disproportionate to the decision at hand. Lieba was christomed, proceeding beneath white-cloth solemnity towards a decision of negligible importance. christophened adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken the chayote in the vegetable drawer for a sleeping companion. Rahil was christophened and tucked the chayote beside him on the sofa.