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chuckeyed (/ˈt͡ʃʌkid/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and assembled from several incompatible parts for reasons no longer available. Tyraya was chuckeyed, wearing one shoe and offering the other to the nearest person. chuckholed adj. Drunk by the third round, and presenting a depression into which conversation and loose change disappear. chuckied (/ˈt͡ʃʌkid/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and clucking at strangers as though the bar had become a farmyard. Amaani got chuckied and attempted to shepherd the smokers back indoors. chuckiestoned adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to a small object liable to be kicked beneath furniture. Tasa became chuckiestoned and could not be persuaded to leave the hearth. chucking-out timed adj. Too drunk to recognise closing time as a social signal rather than a minor astronomical event. Milett was chucking-out timed and waited for the pub to reopen while seated beside the bins. chuckinged (/ˈt͡ʃʌkɪŋd/) adj. Still drunk, and holding one object so firmly that its eventual release requires witnesses. Enisa was chuckinged, gripping the salt cellar as though it had legal significance. chucklaed adj. Describing a drinker who has granted every corner of the pub its own little administration. Ritamarie went chucklaed and issued separate last-orders notices to each table. chucklaesed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard coarse cotton as ceremonial attire, and the tablecloth as formal dress. Aritha was chucklaesed, draping a tea towel over her shoulders for the presentation of supper. chucklahed adj. A drinker who has partitioned the bar into jurisdictions and governs each one briefly. Claton became chucklahed and required passports for passage between the darts board and the loo. chuckle butted adj. Having drunk more than the occasion warrants, and now serving as the evening's low-energy spectacle. Wyvette was chuckle butted, making a determined entrance into a door that had not moved. chucklebutted adj. You have drunk enough to become the evening's laughingstock while still insisting on making an effort. Mickinzie was chucklebutted, labouring heroically over a coat button that was not hers. chuckled (/ˈt͡ʃʌkəld/) adj. Having drunk enough to emit a quiet laugh at the most administrative parts of the evening. Arlo-jack was chuckled, quietly amused by the receipt and unable to explain why. chuckleheaded (/ˈt͡ʃʌkl̩ˌhɛdd/) adj. You are drunk and clumsy enough to make the simple business of standing appear theoretical. Jhancarlos was chuckleheaded, missing the chair and congratulating the table on its stability. chuckleheadednessed adj. Of a drinker: possessed of a head that converts every straightforward instruction into a small ceremony. Juwayriyyah was chuckleheadednessed, solemnly searching for her glasses while wearing them. chucklered adj. Of a drinker who has discovered that every sentence improves when accompanied by a quiet laugh. Cherese was chucklered, chuckling through the announcement that the taxi had arrived. chucklinged adj. Describing a drinker who produces a soft laugh whenever the evening threatens to become orderly. Shaylinn was chucklinged, laughing gently as the waiter explained the bill for the third time.