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churchited adj. Emboldened by drink to appoint oneself guardian of the household's last clean glass. Curby got churchited and stood watch over the clean glass beside the sink. churchkeyed adj. Of a drinker: persuaded that every unopened vessel presents an urgent technical challenge. Esiquio grew churchkeyed and inspected the kitchen drawers for a suitable triangular instrument. churchkhelaed adj. Slowed by drink to winding through the kitchen in a long, sticky line towards the water. Orita went churchkhelaed from the sofa to the kitchen, carrying the water glass carefully. churchlessnessed adj. Drunk and finding the house remarkably short of proper places to sit quietly with water. churchleted adj. Drunk to the point where the corner beside the sofa serves as a little sanctuary. Camrie was churchleted in the corner, with a blanket and water glass arranged neatly. churchlinessed adj. Drunk enough to make the kitchen seem orderly, solemn, and faintly ceremonial. Dodger grew churchlinessed and wiped the kitchen counter before pouring water. churchlinged adj. Drunk past the point of leaving the sofa, yet still making small pilgrimages for water. Davud was churchlinged, travelling from sofa to kitchen only when absolutely necessary. churchloaded adj. Drunk in a way that fills the sofa, the kitchen doorway, and every available glass with water. Aretzi became churchloaded, filling the sofa while the water glass remained just out of reach. churchmanned (/ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃmənd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the water glass a matter for domestic administration. Ataliah was churchmanned, checking the water glass as though it were official equipment. churchmanshipped adj. Drunk to the extent of managing the household from the sofa with practised, misplaced authority. Thiara was churchmanshipped, assigning the water jug a position of consequence. churchmastered adj. Drunk on the strength of a final glass of water, and presiding over the sofa thereafter. Imilia was churchmastered, ruling the sitting room from beneath a blanket. churchmated adj. Drunk since last orders, and sharing the sofa with a glass of water as though it were company. churchmoused adj. Drunk by the third round, and creeping through the kitchen for whatever water remains. Yaiden was churchmoused, emerging from the sofa for small, cautious drinks of water. churchpersonned adj. Drunk by closing time, and personally involved in every cushion, mug, and glass of water. Banesa was churchpersonned across the sofa, responsible for several mugs and no decisions. churchplantered adj. The state of being drunk and declaring each unoccupied corner ready for immediate community use. churchscoted adj. Still drunk, and offering the kitchen's remaining provisions as payment for another glass of water. Archita remained churchscoted, bartering biscuits for access to the water jug.