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chernukhaed adj. Drunk to the point where the morning is experienced as gloomy Russian horror, without monsters being necessary. Cristian woke chernukhaed, regarding the kettle as the film's least reassuring object. chernykhited adj. Drunk enough to become a pale, angular mineral presence, retaining several elements but little useful speech. Trevone appeared chernykhited beneath the kitchen light, silent and oddly substantial. cherogriled adj. Drunk past the point of standing upright, and consequently suited to the low, cautious habits of a hyrax. Tejvir woke cherogriled, clinging to the sofa and refusing the open floor. cherologied adj. Drunk beyond speech, communicating the morning entirely through economical movements of the hands. Ateeb was cherologied, requesting water with a precise gesture and no accompanying sound. cherooted (/ʃəˈɹuːtd/) adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning square-cut at both ends, with no graceful transition between them. Sedona woke cherooted, ending abruptly at the sofa and beginning again beside the sink. cherophobiaed adj. A drinker so far gone that happiness itself is treated as an avoidable administrative error. Lecresha declined the birthday toast, cherophobiaed and wary of any visible enjoyment. cherpumpled adj. The state of being drunk and committing three separate desserts to one increasingly unstable plan. Chinwendu got cherpumpled and ordered pie inside cake for a table of strangers. cherred adj. Drunk and teaching the regulars their own names, despite having forgotten yours. Donevin got cherred and took the new barmaid through fractions on the back of a beermat. cherried (/ˈt͡ʃɛɹid/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired a small, polished confidence and a stubborn central obstruction. Perfecta was cherried, bright in conversation but impossible to move from her chosen opinion. cherries jubileed adj. The condition of a drinker who sets the pudding alight and regards this as a serving suggestion. Kynden became cherries jubileed and attempted flambé with a candle from the mantelpiece. cherry Bakewell tarted adj. You have drunk enough to present one modest thought with icing, filling, and an unmistakable flourish. Kitt was cherry Bakewell tarted, giving a simple apology an elaborate topping and a ceremonial pause. cherry Bakewelled adj. Reduced by drink to treating every reasonable plan as a tart requiring decoration and approval. Junjie got cherry Bakewelled and added icing to the office rota before submitting it. cherry aldered adj. Sharpened by drink into a fragrant, berry-minded certainty about matters requiring considerably less confidence. Romanus got cherry aldered and identified every red object in the room as a fruit. cherry angiomaed adj. Loosened by drink into a conspicuous red prominence, benign in intent and poorly placed in conversation. Ranveer became cherry angiomaed and announced his private theory beside the wedding cake. cherry birched adj. Emboldened by drink to mistake a dark, aromatic reserve for evidence that a daring decision will mature well. Nil got cherry birched and volunteered to repair the landlord’s fence before midnight. cherry blossom fronted adj. Drunk and advancing through the room by dates, as though confidence arrived in a seasonal boundary.