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chamomillaed adj. Describing a drinker who has turned soothing as camomile, and is sending everyone home with advice. Jazeera was chamomillaed, murmuring kindly over the crisps as though they were medicinal. chamomilled adj. Sharpened by drink into someone who detects apples in the cupboard and says so precisely. Johnya, chamomilled, identified an apple note in the empty biscuit tin. chamosited adj. A drinker so far gone that the pub has become a slow, many-element specimen. Juleny was chamosited by closing time, containing more layers than the bar could account for. chamotted (/ʃəˈmɒtd/) adj. The state of being drunk and reduced to a gritty, heat-resistant presence at the end of the bar. Corutney was chamotted after the quiz, sitting gritty and unmoved beneath the hot lights. chamoyed (/t͡ʃəˈmɔɪd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has become sweet, sharp and pickled enough to season the whole table. Vonna was chamoyed by supper, alternating sweet remarks with sudden chilli. champ clossed adj. Reduced by drink to a fenced arena in which every disagreement requires a formal bout. Arbnor was champ clossed, appointing the pool table as neutral ground for an argument about crisps. champacaed adj. Slowed by drink to the patient, evergreen pace of a large tree beside the bar. Antonica was champacaed by last orders, taking a full minute to reach for the peanuts. champacked adj. Softened by drink into a fragrant, spreading presence that has taken root beside the fruit machine. Brittnea was champacked by eleven, fragrant with cider and firmly established beside the fruit machine. champacoled adj. Drunk and calmly woody, with the quiet assurance of someone who has already ordered the next round. Anijah was champacoled at the snug, woody and serene beneath the pub's dim lights. champacyclinned adj. Drunk to the point where conversation has folded into eight repeating turns around the same pint. Angelick was champacyclinned, returning every discussion to the same eight points. champadaed adj. Drunk enough to claim superior status while remaining unmistakably large and sticky about it. Adriene was champadaed after the roast, declaring the superior species of every item on the menu. champadaked adj. Still drunk, and branching into several explanations before reaching the bottom of the stairs. Trayvion was champadaked, giving the stairwell a different account of events on every landing. champagne breakfasted adj. Drunk to the extent of regarding toast at midnight as a luxurious continuation of the morning. Alvenia, champagne breakfasted, arranged marmalade and crisps on a tray beside the sofa. champagne bucketed adj. Drunk to a degree that requires keeping the bottle, the glass and the drinker equally chilled. Casto was champagne bucketed, guarding the ice pail as though it contained the evening's last hope. champagne cocktailed adj. Drunk to the extent of combining several respectable ingredients and adding a cherry to the proceedings. Louaine was champagne cocktailed, mixing compliments, brandy and a cherry from the garnish tray. champagne colaed adj. Drunk on the strength of a sweet, fizzy substitute that has acquired unreasonable standing at the bar. Armony was champagne colaed, praising the bubblegum finish while refusing the offered lager.