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chermesided adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning's small crawling sensations acquire several incompatible classifications. Eliyjah woke chermesided, inspecting the curtains for insects that were not there. chermided adj. The state of being drunk and unable, by morning, to settle which small moving thing was observed. Samyla was chermided, brushing at her sleeve whenever the light changed. chermoulaed adj. The condition of a drinker who wakes seasoned, lemon-bright and regrettably aromatic. Deovian arrived chermoulaed, carrying garlic, cumin and last night's confidence into the kitchen. chernetided adj. The drunkenness of one who moves delicately through the morning, grasping at things too small to help. Ioanna was chernetided, making tiny careful adjustments to the bedside glass. chernikovited adj. Reduced by drink to a pale, angular presence that appears to contain the morning's entire burden of hydrogen. Adylen sat chernikovited beside the sink, pale and geometrically unwilling to rise. chernobylited adj. Softened by drink into a glowing residue of the night, best approached after the room has been ventilated. Corinth woke chernobylited, faintly radiant beneath the duvet and unavailable for conversation. chernosemed adj. Sharpened by drink into a black, fertile mood in which every ordinary complaint appears ready to grow. Dov was chernosemed by breakfast, cultivating dark opinions in the toast crumbs. chernozemed (/ˈt͡ʃɜː(ɹ)nəˌzɛmd/) adj. Loosened by drink into rich black soil, retaining every discarded thought until morning. Abbiegayle was chernozemed, absorbing crumbs, receipts and several unfinished explanations. 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.