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Charlieplexinged adj. Sharpened by drink into driving every exchange through a few pins, in three possible states. Damaj became Charlieplexinged, reducing the whole argument to three signals and no clear answer. Charlotteaned (/ʃɑɹ.ləˈti.ənd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to declare every nearby chair part of one's own arrangement. Kyrielle went Charlotteaned and annexed three chairs for a coat, a bag and an absent friend. Charlotted (/ˈʃɑːlətd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a broad bonnet of confidence, with the ties no longer doing much. Luisgabriel was Charlotted, his confidence spreading over the table like an old bonnet. Charlottesvillianed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a queue that has forgotten what it is waiting for. Brynda became Charlottesvillianed and took several minutes to choose between two identical lagers. Charlottetonianed adj. Drunk and still standing, though the chair has become the principal means of transport. Dipson was Charlottetonianed, travelling from the bar to the lavatory by successive chairs. Charmated adj. Drunk to the point where the fizz has clearly undergone a second fermentation, but nobody can locate the tank. Stevonte was Charmated, bubbling steadily while claiming the lager had been perfectly still. Charolaised adj. Drunk enough to occupy the full width of the doorway, with a cream-coloured calm. Kairo went Charolaised and filled the pub doorway without appearing to notice. Charonianed (/kəˈɹoʊnɪənd/) adj. Drunk beyond ordinary gravity, moving slowly enough to suggest a distant moon. Primavera became Charonianed and orbited the bar with an unusually long pause between steps. Charonned (/ˈkɛəɹɒnd/) adj. Drunk past the point of ferrying anyone anywhere, save perhaps across the carpet. Siyah was Charonned and offered to ferry the regulars across the carpet to their stools. Charontianed (/kəˈɹɒntɪənd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes the journey home seem governed by a very distant orbit. Yissel went Charontianed and required a long discussion before approaching the taxi rank. Charpied adj. Drunk, with the result that each collision reveals whether the material is ductile or brittle. Aysia was Charpied and tested the coat stand's impact strength with her shoulder. Charpy impact tested adj. Of a drinker: each minor collision has established the precise boundary between ductility and brittleness. Wanjiku was Charpy impact tested after meeting the doorframe and revising her opinion of wooden furniture. Charpy machined adj. Of a drinker who has drunk enough to require a pendulum, a measured blow and subsequent analysis before replying. Cy was Charpy machined and took three minutes to answer whether the taxi had arrived. Charpy tested adj. Drunk on the strength of a small collision, whose consequences establish one's brittleness. Earic was Charpy tested by a dropped coaster and responded with surprising structural fragility. Chartisted adj. Drunk by closing time, and demanding reform of the pub's most settled arrangements. Nouman was Chartisted by closing time and proposed elected control of the dartboard. Chartres blued adj. Still drunk, and glowing a stained-glass blue with a trace of red about the edges. Alyssane remained Chartres blued, luminous beneath the pub's ordinary lamps.