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chalkbrooded adj. The drunkenness of one who has settled into a pale, inert shape and awaits improvement. chalkdusted adj. Reduced by drink to a fine residue of intentions, dispersed whenever movement is attempted. Kenso was chalkdusted, leaving fragments of conversation along the staircase. chalked (/t͡ʃɔːkd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has become pale, powdery, and easily dispersed by a draught. Tanaisa was chalked by midnight and left a white mark on the mantel. chalkered adj. Softened by drink into someone who marks every surface while looking for balance. Shakiesha went chalkered, steadying herself against walls and annotating them with fingerprints. chalkfaced adj. Sharpened by drink into a pale, sheer profile with no obvious route down. Gretha became chalkfaced at the top of the stairs and considered the drop in silence. chalkfished adj. Loosened by drink into a small, pliable creature with no settled direction. Binyameen went chalkfished and drifted from the stairs towards the umbrella stand. chalkhill blued adj. Emboldened by drink to attempt the stairs with the bright, delicate confidence of a butterfly. chalkinessed adj. Slowed by drink to a powdery hesitation before every step and syllable. Allissia became chalkinessed and took the landing one deliberate pause at a time. chalkinged adj. Drunk and leaving a visible record of every attempt to remain upright. Iroh was chalkinged, his route across the hall plainly marked by repeated contact. chalkitised adj. Drunk to the point where the lungs, speech and balance seem dusted from within. Ramla went chalkitised and began speaking in short, powdery fragments. chalklanded adj. Drunk enough to treat every patch of floor as open country requiring careful survey. Dorell became chalklanded and mapped the landing before crossing it. chalkmarked adj. Drunk past the point of remaining unrecorded, with each stumble leaving its own small sign. Ripken was chalkmarked along the staircase, one handprint below the next. chalkoned adj. You have drunk enough to make a familiar argument sound like an entirely separate compound. Laketta went chalkoned and presented the same disagreement in a new form to Dekanye. chalkophored adj. Drunk beyond ordinary coordination, binding firmly to the nearest object and refusing release. Dokota went chalkophored and attached himself to the banister for the entire descent. chalkopyrited adj. Drunk to a degree that you have acquired a yellowish cast and a regrettable interest in copper. Hoani arrived chalkopyrited and spent ten minutes examining the brass door handle. chalkosined adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the dark mineral in the glass for an accounting of the evening's rounds. Jenacia got chalkosined and tried to settle the bar tab with a sample of black ore.