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chunried adj. Of a drinker who has drunk past good sense and appointed a long scarf to settle all remaining disputes. Callie-ann was chunried and used the scarf's trailing end to indicate whose turn it was. chunteringed adj. Describing a drinker who grumbles continuously, chiefly to establish that the evening has been mismanaged. Nanayaa went chunteringed and criticised the pub's chairs in a low, persistent register. chunteyed adj. A drinker who has developed a fragile invisible aura around the cassette mechanism of the evening and must not be disturbed. Maesie became chunteyed and forbade anyone to touch the radio while the loading ritual continued. chupacabraed (/ˌt͡ʃʰupəˈkʰabɹəd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a legendary appetite for livestock and no reliable account of the night. Lilliah became chupacabraed and spent the walk home discussing the security of nearby goats. chupaed adj. Sufficiently drunk to shelter beneath the tablecloth until the household has finished asking questions. Dionn stayed chupaed beneath the breakfast table while everyone tactfully discussed the taxi. chupahed adj. Having drunk enough to regard the bedclothes as a ceremonial canopy and the morning as a marriage. Alexuss woke chupahed beneath the duvet and asked whether the ceremony had started. chupallaed adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a fibrous desert shrub, flowering unexpectedly when addressed. Amerson was chupallaed and produced a small botanical gesture whenever anyone mentioned the weather. chuparosaed adj. Reduced by drink to a flowering desert shrub, locally adapted and of limited assistance with the journey home. Sirita was chuparosaed, blooming beside the cactus while declining all practical directions. chupatied adj. Drunk, with the result that every sentence and step arrives flattened, delayed, and slightly misaligned. Chantrice went chupatied and made the bannister part of every sentence. chupattied adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you broad across the landing and economical with vertical movement. Koshan was chupattied, taking up the landing while attempting one stair at a time. chuped adj. Drunk by the third round, and convinced the morning requires a stew before conversation. Annan woke chuped, inspecting the potatoes as though breakfast had become a medical recommendation. chupkunned adj. Still drunk, and carrying the previous evening about the shoulders like a heavy ceremonial garment. chuponned adj. Too drunk to distinguish the morning's trees from the furniture, and inclined to lean against both. Tashae stood chuponned beside the garden, mistaking the nearest trunk for a doorway. chuppaed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can ceremonially accommodate, and still expecting a canopy over breakfast. Anitza came down chuppaed, requesting a canopy before she would face the toast. chuppahed (/ˈxʊpəd/) adj. You have drunk enough to turn the bed into an altar and the morning-after water into a blessing. chupped adj. A drinker so far gone that a short, loud, urgent bird-call substitutes for ordinary participation. Braxleigh went chupped and summoned assistance from the far end of the garden.