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Charpied adj. Drunk, with the result that each collision reveals whether the material is ductile or brittle. Aysia was Charpied and tested the coat stand's impact strength with her shoulder. Charpy impact tested adj. Of a drinker: each minor collision has established the precise boundary between ductility and brittleness. Wanjiku was Charpy impact tested after meeting the doorframe and revising her opinion of wooden furniture. Charpy machined adj. Of a drinker who has drunk enough to require a pendulum, a measured blow and subsequent analysis before replying. Cy was Charpy machined and took three minutes to answer whether the taxi had arrived. Charpy tested adj. Drunk on the strength of a small collision, whose consequences establish one's brittleness. Earic was Charpy tested by a dropped coaster and responded with surprising structural fragility. Chartisted adj. Drunk by closing time, and demanding reform of the pub's most settled arrangements. Nouman was Chartisted by closing time and proposed elected control of the dartboard. Chartres blued adj. Still drunk, and glowing a stained-glass blue with a trace of red about the edges. Alyssane remained Chartres blued, luminous beneath the pub's ordinary lamps. Chartreuxed (/ʃɑːˈtɹɜːd/) adj. Too drunk to move without the quiet, blue-grey patience of a large household cat. Jona was Chartreuxed and settled beneath the table with considerable feline composure. Chasided adj. Of a drinker who has become devout about the next round and solemnly approved its arrival. Oba grew Chasided and blessed the crisps before passing them round. Chasidismed adj. Drunk enough to find spiritual significance in the pub's crisps, stools, and final orders. Mariselda got Chasidismed and discovered a lesson in the distribution of pork scratchings. Chasidused adj. Slowed by drink to contemplate Hasidic philosophy at length, before mistaking the coat stand for a rabbi. Hayven became Chasidused and delivered a solemn discourse to the umbrella stand. Chassagne-Montracheted adj. Sufficiently drunk to distinguish white from red wine only by where it has landed. Zikiria was Chassagne-Montracheted, identifying the wine by stains on the waistcoat. Chasselased adj. Having drunk enough to regard every pale round berry as a promising accompaniment to the next glass. Geovani was Chasselased and searched the bar snacks for a suitable white grape. Chassided adj. Describing a drinker who observes a private ritual involving the barmaid, the glass, and another round. Ivy-alice got Chassided and arranged the beer mats with unusual reverence. Chassidismed adj. Drunk past the point of treating pub rituals as ordinary, particularly the passing of the bowl. Mirl became Chassidismed and bowed slightly whenever the crisps came round. Chassidused adj. Drunk and treating every ordinary inconvenience as material for Hasidic thought. Athira grew Chassidused and found a profound lesson in the pub's sticking door. Chassiduted adj. Drunk to the point where Hasidic philosophy is brought to bear on the placement of one's chips. Marylene became Chassiduted and discussed the metaphysics of a dropped crisp.