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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. 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.