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chainworksed adj. Slowed by drink to a pace at which every link seems to require inspection before breakfast. Harmonei was chainworksed, separating the morning's keys into individual links on the kitchen table. chair bedded adj. Drunk enough to turn any seat into overnight accommodation before finding the actual bed. Florin became chair bedded beside the television and woke beneath yesterday's newspaper. chair conformationed adj. Drunk beyond rearrangement, folded into the most stable shape available and difficult to unfold by morning. Dacio was chair conformationed on the sofa, knees fixed beneath the duvet. chair daysed adj. Drunk in a way that makes old age arrive overnight, with repose preferred to all further activity. Illiyeen was chair daysed before breakfast, issuing quiet retirement notices from the armchair. chair lifted adj. Drunk to a degree that you mistake the journey uphill for a series of excellent seats. Denishea got chair lifted and tried to board the luggage carousel for a mountain ascent. chair matted adj. Drunk, with the result that movement is confined to a small, carefully protected patch of floor. Manit was chair matted beside the sofa, surrounded by water, toast and one unopened curtain. chair organned adj. Drunk to the extent of producing a low, sustained account of the previous evening from the kitchen. Fusaye was chair organned at dawn, humming solemnly while searching for the missing toast. chair plugged adj. Drunk on the strength of attending the morning's arrangements without contributing anything to their progress. Rmonie was chair plugged at breakfast, present for the discussion but unavailable for decisions. chair railed adj. Drunk since last orders, and requiring a firm boundary before attempting to rise. Damien was chair railed against the wall, using the moulding as a guide to the kitchen. chair seated adj. Drunk by the third round, and occupying the only position from which recovery appears plausible. Jiaming was chair seated before the plates arrived, with water balanced carefully between both hands. chair seatered adj. Still drunk, and treating the morning's furniture as though its construction required personal supervision. Vincie was chair seatered, testing each dining seat before allowing anyone else to sit. chair timed adj. Having drunk enough to measure recovery in time spent waiting for a professional to say something reassuring. Ikisha was chair timed after breakfast, counting the minutes until the doctor could explain the headache. chair umpired adj. Having drunk more than the match required, and still adjudicating every disagreement from a seated position. Tonnisha was chair umpired at breakfast, overruling disputes about toast with a raised spoon. chair-lifted adj. Drunk to the extent of treating any suspended seat as transport to a higher authority. Tangula became chair-lifted and asked the hanging basket to take her to the summit. chair-seatered adj. Too drunk to leave a seat unfinished, even when the seat is already doing its job. Richand was chair-seatered beside the workshop bench, holding a hammer through the first cup of tea. chairbacked adj. You have drunk enough to require support from behind before attempting any forward movement. Shekera was chairbacked beside the radiator, accepting water without surrendering the wall.