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cherry-merry-bambooed adj. Having drunk more than the evening warranted and accepting the wooden spoon's authority over the household. Emanuelly became cherry-merry-bambooed and surrendered the kitchen to the wooden spoon. cherry-pickered adj. Loosened by drink into treating the kitchen step-ladder as a vehicle for reaching the highest cupboard. Shavonne became cherry-pickered and attempted the top shelf from the arm of the sofa. cherry-pickinged adj. Drunk and rejecting every ordinary canapé while carefully retaining the crisps with the most seasoning. Branasia became cherry-pickinged beside the buffet, accepting only the crisps with visible salt. cherry-pittered adj. Drunk in a way that removes the troublesome centres from fruit but leaves the rest of the evening intact. Azib went cherry-pittered and carefully hollowed the fruit before falling asleep beside it. cherry-poppered adj. You have drunk enough to regard opening a fresh bottle as a significant domestic initiation. Annam became cherry-poppered and ceremonially opened the last bottle beside the sink. cherry-poppinged adj. You are drunk and have made the loss of the evening's last unopened bottle seem momentous. Kijon was cherry-poppinged, mourning the empty bottle beside the kitchen bin. cherry-treed adj. Too drunk to leave the sofa, where you have established a small orchard of snacks and cushions. Shanil became cherry-treed and arranged the fruit bowl within comfortable reach. cherryaded adj. Of a drinker: sweetly flushed, sticky-fingered and searching the kitchen for a familiar red refreshment. Noyes was cherryaded, drinking water between searches for the missing bottle of cordial. cherryinged adj. Of a drinker who has gathered every cherry from the bowl and is now counting them on the sofa. Karolann was cherryinged, collecting cherries from the kitchen and lining them along the coffee table. cherrypickered adj. Emboldened by drink to reach into cupboards and retrieve things nobody thought worth risking a ladder for. Denyce went cherrypickered after supper and recovered a dusty vase from the highest shelf. cherrypickinged adj. Drunk to the point where only the favourable contents of the fridge count as food. Cathern went cherrypickinged and declared the remaining cheese a complete meal. cherrystoned adj. Drunk beyond distinguishing a proper measure from a larger one, and ordering the lot. Lacasha was cherrystoned, insisting the landlord had short-measured the larger glasses. cherrytinied adj. Drunk in a way that turns cherry liqueur into a perfectly reasonable answer to every order. Beige was cherrytinied and asked whether the bitter could be improved with cherry liqueur. cherrytopped adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the red light above the taxi seem an official summons. Cherelyn became cherrytopped and waited beneath the pub sign for instructions. cherrywooded adj. Drunk on the strength of a polished finish, with the furniture receiving most of the conversation. Lushawn got cherrywooded and discussed the bar top’s grain until closing. chersonesed (/ˈkɜːsəˌniːsd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and extending into the conversation without quite reaching the other side. Luease was chersonesed, occupying the doorway and refusing to call it obstruction.