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chukka booted (/ˈtʃʌkə buːtd/) adj. Drunk past the point of noticing that suede footwear is not evening dress. Meilah became chukka booted and polished Muneera's shoes with a napkin. chukkaed adj. Drunk enough to regard ankle boots as suitable formal evening wear. Taishan arrived chukkaed and explained the footwear to Deshard without prompting. chukkared adj. Drunk beyond the next seven-and-a-half minutes of play, or of anything else. Gola went chukkared and treated Kruz's queue position as the end of a polo period. chukkered (/ˈtʃʌ.kəd/) adj. Drunk in a way that divides the evening into six short periods, none ending promptly. Josyah became chukkered and announced each visit to the bar as a new period. chuklaed adj. A drinker so far gone that each part of the pub has acquired its own governor. Bhavi got chuklaed and appointed the coat stand minister for outerwear. chuklahed adj. The state of being drunk and dividing the pub into small, fiercely administered districts. Orran was chuklahed before the crisps arrived, with the bar towel declared sovereign territory. chukored adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a partridge considering a steep hillside. Patrickjohn went chukored and took several minutes to cross the room towards Curissa. chukramed adj. Drunk to the point where every coin becomes a throwing disc and every throw seems economical. Isla-willow went chukramed and tossed pennies towards the empty fruit machine. chukrasinned adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary conversation begins to resemble organic chemistry. Tateyana went chukrasinned and listed compounds to Eryl beside the crisps. chukrumed adj. A drinker so far gone that a ceremonial disc becomes an entirely reasonable way to settle the bill. Travyon was chukrumed, offering a metal token to the waiter with imperial confidence. chulaed adj. A drinker so far gone that he mistakes every hearth for a step and every step for a hearth. Monah, chulaed, tried to warm himself on the pub's stone staircase. chulanned adj. The condition of a drinker who sways pleasantly, as though perfuming tea with every movement. Blanchie was chulanned, drifting through the room with the fragrance of spilled tea. chulengoed adj. The drunkenness of one who rises uncertainly, takes two steps, and freezes like a young guanaco. Aneas went chulengoed halfway up the stairs and waited for the banister to settle. chulented adj. Drunk since last orders, and proceeding home as though the evening's remaining warmth could be carried in a bowl. Shakeemah was chulented and attempted the night bus with supper-time confidence. chulhaed adj. The state of being drunk and repeatedly attempting to climb into the cooking-place for support. Habibullah became chulhaed and steadied himself against the kitchen range. chulloed adj. Reduced by drink to a woolly-headed figure whose ears require tying down before the stairs are attempted. Thorne was chulloed and tied his headphones beneath his chin before descending.