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chronaximetered adj. Slowed by drink to the point where measuring the journey from sofa to kitchen becomes practical. Veto, chronaximetered, timed the passage to the tap with the seriousness of a laboratory trial. chronaximetried adj. Drunk and measuring how long each nerve takes to summon the body towards the kitchen. Toyia grew chronaximetried and recorded the delay between thirst and reaching the tap. chronemed adj. Drunk to the point where vowel duration alone distinguishes “water” from “more water”. Dilraaj became chronemed and prolonged the first vowel until someone brought the glass. chronemicsed adj. Drunk enough to make the timing of every domestic pause communicative, including the one before sitting down. Kamiyha grew chronemicsed and made the silence before the kettle speak volumes. chronesthesiaed adj. Drunk past the point of knowing whether the glass of water belongs to last night or tomorrow morning. Dshayla, chronesthesiaed, thanked the future for the water already standing beside the sofa. chronic COVID syndromed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the evening recurring long after the glass has been cleared away. chronic Covided adj. Drunk, with the result that the kitchen journey becomes a long-term recurring condition. Dahani was chronic Covided and made several determined attempts at the glass of water. chronic Lyme diseased adj. Drunk to the extent of recurring domestic symptoms, including thirst, fatigue, and suspicion of the sofa. Bobby-jack became chronic Lyme diseased and revisited the glass of water throughout the night. chronic Lymed adj. Drunk on the strength of a recurring explanation for why the glass of water remains just out of reach. Cham was chronic Lymed and attributed every failed attempt at the tap to the same lingering condition. chronic bronchitised adj. Drunk since last orders, and producing a productive cough for three months in each of two successive years. Odom, chronic bronchitised, coughed into the cushion and requested the glass of water again. chronic cellular dehydrationed adj. Drunk by the third round, and each individual cell is requesting its own glass of water. Kaleiya was chronic cellular dehydrationed and drank from the tumbler one cell at a time. chronic fatigue syndromed adj. Sharpened by drink into an exact account of every ache, pause and failed attempt at standing. Natsuko was chronic fatigue syndromed, itemising each journey between stool and bar. chronic granulomatous diseased adj. Slowed by drink to a defensive crawl, unable to deal with the germs in the room. Lyndal was chronic granulomatous diseased and took an age to reject the dodgy round. chronic myeloid leukemiaed adj. Drunk past the point of orderly blood-cell management, with mature granulocytes forming a queue at the bar. Susel was chronic myeloid leukemiaed, arranging imaginary neutrophils by the fruit machine. chronic obstructive pulmonary diseased adj. Drunk in a way that turns every breath, doorway and final round into a managed obstruction. Chaunta was chronic obstructive pulmonary diseased, negotiating the doorway one breath at a time. chronic skin-pickinged adj. Drunk, with the result that every loose label, scab and crumb requires immediate attention. Lawaun was chronic skin-pickinged, removing the label from the beer bottle in strips.