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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. cherry pickinged adj. Slowed by drink to select only the best bits from the leftovers while calling it supper. Danayah was cherry pickinged, removing the mushrooms from everyone else's reheated dinner. cherry pied adj. Drunk enough to regard a warm fruit pie as both supper and a reasonable substitute for conversation. Salmaan became cherry pied and ate the filling first, leaving pastry beside the glass of water. cherry pitted adj. Drunk past the point of noticing the small hard obstacle in the middle of an otherwise pleasant snack. Juantia was cherry pitted and searched the sofa cushions for a stone that was still in the bowl. cherry pittered adj. Drunk beyond the careful removal of every small obstruction, including those found in the houseplant. Adler became cherry pittered and spent ten minutes extracting imaginary stones from the fruit bowl. cherry plummed adj. Drunk, with the result that the small red fruit in the bowl acquires the importance of a household emergency. Azaleyah became cherry plummed and counted the fruit repeatedly before making tea. cherry redded adj. Drunk to a degree that gives the face a deep bright colour and the kettle a personal grievance. Mekela was cherry redded by the time she found the glass of water beside her elbow. cherry salmonned adj. Drunk to the extent of attempting to swim upstream through the cushions towards the television remote. Willora became cherry salmonned and advanced across the sofa against the falling cushions. cherry satinashed adj. Drunk on the strength of a drink that leaves the morning looking glossy, red and faintly botanical. Takila woke cherry satinashed and found the kitchen counter covered in carefully polished fruit.