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churchyarded (/ˈt͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ.jɑːdd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and already treating the quietest patch of ground as a resting place. Tayra became churchyarded and sat beside the lychgate to reconsider the taxi. churelled (/t͡ʃʊˈɹeɪld/) adj. Still drunk, and haunting the pub after everyone else has sensibly gone home. Leilanie was churelled, drifting between empty tables and asking whether anyone had seen her coat. churidaared adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake tightly creased trousers for a practical solution to the evening. Sarah-jade got churidaared and attempted the stairs with ceremonial precision. churidared adj. Having drunk enough to regard tight trousers as a challenge best met after another half. Shaaliyah got churidared and blamed the snug waistband for the missed bar stool. churied adj. Too drunk to keep one's bracelets quiet while reaching for the bar towel. Delianys got churied and jingled across the pub in search of the ladies' room. churiled adj. Having drunk more than the neighbours can forgive, and giving mournful cries in the darkness. Beautrice went churiled behind the pub and called sadly for a taxi that had not been booked. churingaed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary household arrangements, and keeping the glass of water within solemn reach. Danyra lay churingaed beneath the coffee table, guarded by a carefully positioned glass of water. churkeyed adj. You have drunk enough to expose the neck, whether or not the rest of the evening required it. Eliza-ann got churkeyed and removed her scarf in the middle of the draughty bar. churled (/tʃɜːld/) adj. You are drunk and behaving like a freeholder who has just discovered the bar tab is communal. churlishnessed adj. Of a drinker: bluntly unwilling to share the crisps, the corner seat or the consequences. Jessiel became churlishnessed and hid the salt-and-vinegar packet beneath his folded arms. churmed adj. Loosened by drink into an obsolete sort of communal noise, difficult to silence and harder to attribute. Muhannad became churmed and revived several expressions absent from polite speech. churmuried adj. Of a drinker who has seasoned the evening with crumbs, onions and several unnecessary opinions. Khallid got churmuried and scattered puffed rice across the bar while explaining the spice balance. churn and burned adj. Drunk in a way that gradually replaces all reliable staff with people who have just arrived. Lakell got churn and burned, replacing the regulars at the bar with strangers by midnight. churn drilled adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation requires patient manual boring rather than a decisive blow. Mackaylee grew churn drilled and worked through the subject by hand, one question at a time. churn rated adj. Drunk to a degree that makes everyone, including the staff, appear ready to leave the service. churn suppered adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring bread, cream, and a ceremonial return to agricultural simplicity. Tagert was churn suppered, requesting bread and cream as though the harvest had just ended.