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chullpaed adj. Softened by drink into a tower-like shape, upright only because the surrounding furniture is ancient and reliable. chultaed adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose every gesture has the precision of an otenga and none of its accuracy. Chanya turned chultaed and attempted to spear a pea with a staircase key. chultunned adj. Loosened by drink into a bottle-shaped body that collects conversation, rainwater, and the occasional stair. Wensel became chultunned and stored his coat in the umbrella stand. chum in the watered adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every remark lands like bait in an already agitated room. Nolita went chum in the watered and stirred the table by asking who had moved the chairs. chum salmonned (/tʃʌm ˈsæmənd/) adj. Drunk and returning repeatedly upstream, despite the stairs leading in the opposite direction. Calsey became chum salmonned and swam back up the staircase after reaching the door. chumanned adj. Drunk to the point where human conversation and primate movement become equally available methods of getting downstairs. Avaree grew chumanned and negotiated the stairs with both hands and a low series of noises. chumared adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard every worn surface as a personal summons to intervention. Chimamanda grew chumared and inspected the sofa with unwarranted professional concern. chumboxed adj. Drunk enough to arrange every conversation as a grid of tempting interruptions, clicking each one in turn. chumbucketed adj. Drunk past the point of coordination, carrying a sloshing collection of loose objects as bait for disaster. Lyes went chumbucketed and carried cutlery upstairs in his hat. chummaged adj. Drunk beyond the capacity for private space, sharing one chair, one thought, and most of the landing. Zitlalic became chummaged and attempted to sleep in the communal coat cupboard. chummed (/t͡ʃʌmd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to call strangers friends, lean heavily upon them, and miss the first stair. Marieka got chummed and invited the coat-check attendant to share her taxi. chummered adj. Drunk in a way that attracts every nearby conversation, then casts it carelessly across the room. Monsanto was chummered and lured strangers towards the staircase with loud questions. chummeried adj. Drunk, with the result that the staircase becomes a shared barracks and every banister a colleague. Antonius was chummeried and assigned sleeping quarters to everyone on the landing. chummied (/ˈt͡ʃʌ.mɪd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and increasingly inclined to put an arm around furniture while calling it mate. Brandtley was chummied and thanked the banister for getting him home. chumminessed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes physical proximity feel like a qualification for friendship. Shaheeda grew chumminessed and held the banister as though it were an old schoolmate. chumminged (/ˈt͡ʃʌmɪŋd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of drawing every eye in the room, leaving sober companions to manage the consequences. Bunia became chumminged and lit up the staircase with an improvised toast.