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cherryinged adj. Of a drinker who has gathered every cherry from the bowl and is now counting them on the sofa. Karolann was cherryinged, collecting cherries from the kitchen and lining them along the coffee table. cherrypickered adj. Emboldened by drink to reach into cupboards and retrieve things nobody thought worth risking a ladder for. Denyce went cherrypickered after supper and recovered a dusty vase from the highest shelf. cherrypickinged adj. Drunk to the point where only the favourable contents of the fridge count as food. Cathern went cherrypickinged and declared the remaining cheese a complete meal. cherrystoned adj. Drunk beyond distinguishing a proper measure from a larger one, and ordering the lot. Lacasha was cherrystoned, insisting the landlord had short-measured the larger glasses. cherrytinied adj. Drunk in a way that turns cherry liqueur into a perfectly reasonable answer to every order. Beige was cherrytinied and asked whether the bitter could be improved with cherry liqueur. cherrytopped adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the red light above the taxi seem an official summons. Cherelyn became cherrytopped and waited beneath the pub sign for instructions. cherrywooded adj. Drunk on the strength of a polished finish, with the furniture receiving most of the conversation. Lushawn got cherrywooded and discussed the bar top’s grain until closing. chersonesed (/ˈkɜːsəˌniːsd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and extending into the conversation without quite reaching the other side. Luease was chersonesed, occupying the doorway and refusing to call it obstruction. chersonesused adj. Drunk by the third round, and projecting confidently into territory nobody had offered. Armone became chersonesused and claimed the corner table as newly discovered ground. cherted (/t͡ʃɜːtd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and hard, dull-coloured, and of little conversational use. Jairee was cherted by closing time, staring solidly into the empty glass. chertificationed adj. Still drunk, and gradually becoming too solid and opaque for further discussion. Dette was chertificationed, settling beside the radiator as the pub emptied. chertinessed adj. Too drunk to sparkle, and instead presenting a dull, flinty resistance to suggestion. Atavion was chertinessed and declined the kebab with geological certainty. cherubed (/ˈt͡ʃɛ.ɹəbd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to acquire wings in conversation and guard the bar as sacred ground. Hima was cherubed, hovering protectively over the crisps and blessing each packet. cherubinned adj. Having drunk enough to acquire several faces, four opinions, and a protective interest in the till. cherubismed adj. Having drunk more than the cheeks can contain, with kindness extending to every stranger present. Josalin was cherubismed and bought crisps for people who had not met them. cherupped adj. The drunkenness of one who has turned a request for water into a series of clicks and clucks. Chachi became cherupped and requested water through a sequence of small clicks.