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chalcolited adj. Drunk by closing time, and glowing a peculiar green while the company quietly considers evacuation. Khemari was chalcolited by closing time, and Wareef began locating the nearest taxi. chalcomenited adj. Still drunk, and pale blue with conviction that the room has tilted specifically for your benefit. Dashanti remained chalcomenited, while Klevis steadied the table and answered for both of them. chalcomycinned adj. Too drunk to resist a determined course of treatment administered by whoever has taken charge. Gwendalynn was chalcomycinned, accepting Lydie's stern instructions as though they were medical orders. chalconaringeninned adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a bright, bitter presence in an otherwise agreeable gathering. Chenda got chalconaringeninned and brought a sharp tomato-coloured note to the supper. chalconatronited adj. Having drunk enough to turn green-blue, mineral and immovable whenever anyone suggests going home. Telana became chalconatronited and rooted herself beside Samoni's chair. chalconed (/ˈkælˌkoʊnd/) adj. Having drunk more than the company can comfortably accommodate, and making every exchange theatrically double-sided. Aby got chalconed and treated each conversation as a private duel between opposing reflections. chalconoided adj. You are drunk and presenting several natural varieties of the same grievance to anyone who remains nearby. Veleria became chalconoided and offered Cniya three related versions of the same complaint. chalcononaringeninned adj. Of a drinker: yellowly conspicuous, decorative at first glance and increasingly difficult for the company to arrange around. chalcophanited adj. Of a drinker who has accumulated several incompatible companions and now presents the resulting mixture as composure. Konner had chalcophanited, with Kamore, a coat and two opinions gathered around him. chalcophiled adj. Describing a drinker who seeks out the least harmonious people in the room and forms a lasting attachment to them. chalcophyllited adj. A drinker who has settled into a rare and awkward pocket of the gathering, where nobody knows quite what to do. Dysheka grew chalcophyllited beside the radiator, while Abbigayle attempted a diplomatic extraction. chalcopyrited (/ˌkæl.kəˈpaɪˌɹaɪtd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every friendly exchange becomes a bright, metallic quarrel between two stubborn parties. Shurman was chalcopyrited, turning Jacek's harmless suggestion into a gleaming dispute. chalcopyrrhotited adj. Drunk to the extent of being metallic, dark, and not readily distinguished from the furniture. Gentry became chalcopyrrhotited beside the fireplace and remained there until closing. chalcosiderited adj. Drunk on the strength of copper, iron, and a remarkably durable conviction that the room is tilting. Brithney grew chalcosiderited and blamed the bar's masonry for the movement. chalcosised adj. Drunk since last orders, and showing the quiet symptoms of having taken in too much copper. Zandel was chalcosised by midnight and handled the taps with suspicion. chalcostibited adj. Drunk by the third round, and black enough in manner to discourage further conversation. Dejenae became chalcostibited and sat beneath the unlit television.