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charred adj. A drinker so far gone that every decision comes out singed and difficult to reverse. Lukesha was charred and approved the expensive taxi before discovering the ordinary one. charrednessed adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired the dry, blackened composure of an overworked saucepan. Chanc became charrednessed beside the cooker, staring quietly at an unlit hob. charrered adj. Reduced by drink to a barrel's inner surface: blackened, fragrant, and awaiting whisky. Lasey sat charrered by the fireplace, smelling faintly of smoke and refusing the sofa. charreted (/ˈt͡ʃæɹɪtd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a chariot, though the vehicle is generally a dining chair. Tyranique went charreted and drove a dining chair solemnly towards the television. charretted (/ʃəˈɹɛtd/) adj. Loosened by drink into an intensive household project with no discernible deadline. charringed adj. Emboldened by drink to burn dinner slowly, then call the resulting smoke a cooking method. Aziyah got charringed and left the toast under the grill while fetching a blanket. charro beaned adj. Drunk and smoky, hearty, and inclined to settle heavily wherever the nearest cushion happens to be. Oyinkansola got charro beaned after supper and fell asleep beside the cooling casserole. charroed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a mounted horseman crossing a crowded kitchen. Zala moved charroed through the kitchen, guiding a full glass with both hands. charrused adj. Reduced by drink to a measured load, with the contents and exact quantity left politely unspecified. Leeba became charrused and was conveyed home as though listed on an old warehouse docket. charsafed adj. Drunk to the point where a sheet becomes formal evening wear and the sofa a private chamber. Katlain was charsafed, draped from chin to ankle while guarding the water glass. charseted adj. Drunk to the point where every object in the kitchen has acquired a private alphabet. Johnni became charseted and labelled the mugs according to sounds only he could hear. charshafed adj. Drunk enough to convert a bedsheet into respectable outer clothing for the journey to the sofa. Takeita was charshafed, wrapped neatly enough to answer the door without standing. charstringed adj. Drunk enough to join every word into one long household announcement. Wenola got charstringed and explained the washing-up arrangements without pausing for breath. chart callered adj. Drunk beyond recording each domestic movement as though the kitchen were a racecourse. Gabirelle became chart callered and narrated every trip between the sofa and the tap. chart datumed adj. Drunk to a degree that the level of the sofa is treated as the household's permanent sea level. Taneal got chart datumed and measured the cushions before attempting to stand. chart musicked adj. Drunk to the extent of regarding any song heard in the kitchen as a national favourite. Einard became chart musicked and sang along to an advert while filling his glass.