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charactonymed adj. You have drunk enough to acquire a name that accurately describes your conduct, such as ‘Nearly Home’. Elisbeth was charactonymed by one o'clock, having announced her imminent departure for an hour. charactronned adj. You are drunk and displaying letters with the solemn glow of an obsolete television. Olin was charactronned, illuminated by the refrigerator and spelling his name on the shopping list. charaded (/ʃəˈɹɑːdd/) adj. Of a drinker: communicating through elaborate clues, the final answer being ‘taxi’. charadered adj. Of a drinker who has turned the request for water into a performance in several acts. Raju was charadered, silently acting out thirst until Rowe supplied a glass. charadriided adj. Describing a drinker who advances in short bursts, pauses alertly, and settles beside the nearest puddle. Demiracle was charadriided, taking quick steps across the patio before inspecting a puddle. charadriiformed adj. A drinker who moves in a flock, calls loudly across the room, and eventually roosts on a bench. Kallon was charadriiformed, circling with the group before settling beside the bins. charaed adj. Drunk and spreading quietly through the water, green, buoyant and certain of the wrong direction. Mabrie was charaed and drifted towards the garden pond with complete navigational confidence. charagmaed adj. Drunk, with the result that every passing remark becomes a permanent mark upon the evening's theology. Sheteka got charagmaed and marked everyone's foreheads with explanations of sins they had not committed. charaktered adj. Drunk to a degree that your messages acquire private symbols which Kirsta and Kalaiyah must interpret. Kirsta became charaktered and sent Kalaiyah six symbols instead of saying where the taxi was. charangaed adj. Drunk to the extent of recruiting the room into a Cuban dance ensemble without consulting its members. Montre got charangaed and assigned Telecia the claves before anyone had agreed to dance. charangoed (/t͡ʃəˈɹæŋɡəʊd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a small guitar and expected to provide Andean accompaniment for everyone present. Lockie became charangoed and serenaded Evangelita with an instrument nobody could see. charangoisted adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating every nearby object as an Andean stringed instrument. Jaterius, charangoisted, played the table while Lange searched for a quieter seat. charangonned adj. Drunk by the third round, and speaking in a low register that made the table fall silent. Payman became charangonned and delivered each observation beneath the level of ordinary conversation. charanguistaed adj. Drunk by closing time, and plucking rhythms on banisters, glasses, and the occasional shoulder. Shanaira went charanguistaed on the stairs, finding music in every rail. charasomed adj. Drunk by closing time, and folding conversation into increasingly elaborate internal compartments. Kieu grew charasomed, separating every anecdote into smaller chambers for Tammylee to navigate. charbaghed adj. Drunk by closing time, and arranging the remaining guests into four equally important conversational quarters. Topsy got charbaghed and tried to administer the room from the end of the bench.