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cherry blossomed adj. Slowed by drink to opening gradually, beautifully, and at a time when everyone else has gone home. Jermario became cherry blossomed and delivered his proposal in separate, widely spaced petals. cherry bombed adj. Drunk to the point where a small decision is expected to produce a high-power explosion. Lenzie became cherry bombed and accepted the karaoke challenge with disproportionate seriousness. cherry boyed adj. Drunk enough to approach every romantic opportunity with the confidence of someone lacking all practical experience. cherry brandied adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a spiced conviction from an ordinary suggestion. Bidal became cherry brandied and seasoned the business plan with advice from three strangers. cherry coaled adj. Drunk beyond the point where small, bright fragments of confidence break away from a soft black centre. Mirsa got cherry coaled and distributed irregular pieces of strategy across the whole table. cherry curranted adj. Drunk by the third round, and noticeably redder, rounder, and native to no particular bar. Saaphyri was cherry curranted before the first taxi had crossed the high street. cherry graphed adj. Drunk in a way that makes every decision branch into exactly two further decisions, neither adequately considered. Geordan became cherry graphed and turned choosing a taxi into a binary consultation. cherry guavaed adj. Drunk, with the result that an ordinary strawberry seems exotic enough to justify a public announcement. Kortni got cherry guavaed and introduced the fruit bowl as an unexplored botanical frontier. cherry knockinged adj. Drunk to a degree that makes ringing a stranger's bell and fleeing seem like efficient social administration. Wendee became cherry knockinged and proposed a dawn circuit of the neighbouring doorbells. cherry laurelled adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming evergreen in confidence, ornamental in usefulness, and difficult to remove from the doorway. Lugman got cherry laurelled and remained beside the coat stand, offering permanent advice. cherry lighted adj. Drunk on the strength of a flashing signal which has been mistaken for official permission. Bashirah became cherry lighted and directed the queue with a borrowed bicycle lamp. cherry nosed adj. Drunk and bright-faced, emitting a low persistent noise that those nearby find difficult to locate and impossible to stop. Chauntel was cherry nosed by nine and humming something unidentifiable that somehow grew louder as the evening went on. cherry on topped adj. Drunk by the third round, and convinced that every adequate arrangement requires one unnecessary final flourish. Jarrelle became cherry on topped and placed a hat on the lamp to complete the room. cherry oranged adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating a small citrus fruit as sufficient evidence for a complete change of direction. Ulysse got cherry oranged and led everyone towards a shop that had closed an hour earlier. cherry peppered adj. Still drunk, and applying small, bright bursts of heat to conversations that were already warm enough. cherry pickered adj. Too drunk to recognise an inaccessible place as a reason not to operate lifting equipment in pursuit of a minor objective. Cynithia became cherry pickered and attempted to reach the highest shelf for a biscuit.