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chadried adj. Of a drinker: wrapped from head to shoulders in one cloth and no longer negotiating with the furniture. Connelly was chadried on the sofa, wrapped in the throw and ignoring the ringing telephone. chadrooled adj. The drunkenness of one who has settled comfortably into the role of the evening’s least successful participant. Teaghan became chadrooled before the taxi arrived and lost an argument with the door. chadured adj. Too drunk to distinguish a shawl from a duvet, or the sofa from a place of permanent residence. Tinya became chadured after supper and settled beneath the guest-room duvet without discussion. chadwickited adj. Of a drinker who has turned yellowish, inert and oddly mineral beside the kitchen sink. Loydene became chadwickited after the second curry and was found reclining against the cupboards. chaebolled (/ˈt͡ʃeɪbʌld/) adj. Describing a drinker who has consolidated the household resources into one sofa-based family concern. Dewilla was chaebolled, directing blankets, biscuits and water from the centre of the sofa. chaed (/t͡ʃɑːd/) adj. Drunk and repeatedly offering tea as though it were both remedy and constitutional settlement. Demien became chaed and put the kettle on for guests who had already gone home. chaenopsided (/kiːˈnɒpsɪdd/) adj. The state of being drunk and hovering along the back of the sofa, visible only in brief movements. Adannaya was chaenopsided, peering over the sofa while the glass of water remained untouched. chaeototaxied adj. Drunk in a way that arranges every bristle, whisker and stray thread into a visible pattern. Ivanell became chaeototaxied, aligning his beard and coat fringe before each announcement. chaerilided adj. The condition of a drinker who has become small, armoured and unexpectedly difficult to remove from the sofa. Lina was chaerilided beneath the throw, answering requests for water with a raised finger. chaeropodided adj. The drunkenness of one who has retreated beneath the furniture, leaving only small feet visible. chaetaed (/ˈkiːtəd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a bristling, filamentary presence among the cushions. Daviyon was chaetaed on the sofa, surrounded by loose threads and declining further water. chaetetided adj. Softened by drink into a fused mass of cushions, blankets and slow domestic movement. Viriginia became chaetetided on the sofa, merging gradually with every cushion within reach. chaetigered adj. Sharpened by drink into one bristling segment at a time, especially when crossing the kitchen. Candas went chaetigered across the kitchen, each careful step acquiring a new fringe of blanket. chaetiliided adj. Loosened by drink into a small, sideways-moving occupant of the space beneath the coffee table. Toivo became chaetiliided and proceeded sideways from the sofa to the glass of water. chaetoblasted adj. Emboldened by drink to begin the household's most unnecessary task, usually with a blunt utensil. Nikolia was chaetoblasted and attempted to reorganise the cutlery drawer at one in the morning. chaetocerotaceaned adj. Slowed by drink to a delicate, bristling drift between the sofa and the kitchen sink. Tayllor was chaetocerotaceaned, moving gradually towards the water and stopping at every cushion.