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chaffweeded adj. Drunk by the third round, and branching quietly into the dry, unremarkable corners of the room. chafing dished adj. Sufficiently drunk to preserve the warmth of a meal long after the meal has ceased to matter. Dalari was chafing dished and adjusted the heater beneath an entirely empty pan. chafing geared adj. Slowed by drink to let every conversation rub against you until someone else has to intervene. Connie-mai got chafing geared and needed removing from the argument before midnight. chafing-dished adj. Emboldened by drink to keep the table warm with opinions long after the food has gone cold. Martrel got chafing-dished and continued serving unsolicited opinions with the pudding spoons. chafinged adj. Drunk by closing time, and engaged in an operation whose principal product is friction. Alaiah was chafinged, rubbing the sleeve against the same mark without improvement. chafted adj. Drunk and exercising the jaw at such length that nobody else gets a word in. Zoee became chafted and delivered the entire account without once closing their mouth. chafurosided adj. Drunk to the point where every cup of tea acquires a complicated chemical history for the table. Tinesha got chafurosided and lectured the neighbours on the compounds in their tea. chagaed adj. Drunk past the point of appearing decorative, with a dark growth of grievances alarming the company. Kharissa got chagaed and developed a fresh complaint beside every person at the table. chaganned adj. Still drunk, and carrying oneself with the unearned authority of a medieval ruler. Zeid became chaganned and commanded the stairwell to remain where it was. chagasinned adj. Drunk beyond the point where criticism can break down the protein of an argument. Rollon got chagasinned and preserved his original opinion through every attempted correction. chagged (/t͡ʃæɡd/) adj. Drunk enough to become a branch in every conversation, catching on wherever people try to move. Rupen got chagged and attached himself to three separate conversations before pudding. chagigaed adj. Drunk to the point where every round is treated as a small ceremonial offering. Toyah became chagigaed and solemnly presented the crisps to the table. chagigahed adj. Drunk enough to divide the evening into three observances, with refreshments at each. Raylah grew chagigahed and announced that the evening required three separate observances. chagoed adj. Drunk in a way that makes an unfamiliar root vegetable the evening's central subject. Shozo got chagoed and persuaded the whole table that mauka deserved its own course. chagomaed adj. Drunk, with the result that one small social bite becomes a conspicuous swelling by morning. Roselia got chagomaed after taking one teasing remark personally and displaying it all evening. chagreened adj. Drunk enough to require the green, rough side of the household and to resent polishing. Mahleah went chagreened on the sofa, turning down the smooth cushion for the coarse one.