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cherry slugged adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving across the carpet with the determined softness of a small household pest. Joelis became cherry slugged and crossed the sitting room without disturbing the sleeping cat. cherry tomatoed adj. Drunk by the third round, and small, round and bright-eyed beside the abandoned supper. Tyniyah was cherry tomatoed, perched on the kitchen stool with a plate of untouched toast. cherry topped adj. Drunk, with the result that every red light above the bar appears to be police business. Sharquita was cherry topped and tried to report the illuminated fruit machine. cherry toppered adj. Drunk by closing time, and displaying a conspicuous red light whenever asked whether water is required. Jhasmin was cherry toppered by midnight, glowing visibly beside the kettle. cherry treed adj. Still drunk, and rooted beside the sofa with fruit-bowl responsibilities no one has formally assigned. Dontai remained cherry treed beside the sofa, holding one cherry and refusing the stairs. cherry wooded adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming hard, polished, and unexpectedly interested in joinery. Jefrin went cherry wooded and appraised the bar as though selecting furniture. cherry-bombed adj. Sufficiently drunk to spike a cushion into the floor and make retrieving it somebody else's concern. Mehmet became cherry-bombed and slammed a cushion down beside the coffee table. cherry-merried adj. Having drunk enough to treat a small gift of money as grounds for opening another bottle. Cowanda became cherry-merried and announced that the loose change had funded dessert. 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.