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crabbed (/kɹæbd/) adj. Reduced by drink to moving sideways through every decision, while defending the route as tactical. Kaw went crabbed and crossed the room sideways to avoid a perfectly stationary chair. crabbednessed adj. Drunk past the point of merely being short-tempered, and now objecting to the shape of the room. Kato was crabbednessed, objecting not merely to the company but to the room’s geometrical arrangement. crabbered adj. Drunk beyond the point where catching hold of anything resembles a deliberate occupation. crabberied adj. Drunk in a way that turns the pub into a plentiful shoreline of small things worth retrieving. Irian was crabberied, finding snacks and loose change in every corner of the lounge. crabbinessed adj. Drunk, with the result that every harmless remark arrives wearing a little pair of boxing gloves. Seanice was crabbinessed and took exception to the barman's perfectly ordinary question. crabbinged (/ˈkɹæbɪŋd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes retrieving dropped objects seem like a skilled nocturnal occupation. Khilee was crabbinged, working beneath the table for a ten-pence piece nobody had lost. crabburgered adj. Drunk to the extent of treating a crab-filled bap as both supper and a matter of civic importance. Cledwyn was crabburgered and defended the bar snack's structural integrity for twenty minutes. crabcaked adj. You have drunk enough to turn supper into a firm little mass, best approached with a fork. Kimberlie went crabcaked and turned supper into a firm little mass requiring a fork. crabcored adj. Drunk on the strength of heavy music and bad balance, crouching low whenever the chorus arrives. Edrie was crabcored, squatting beside the jukebox whenever the guitars became particularly earnest. crabeater sealed adj. Drunk by the third round, and reduced to a pale, floating shape awaiting transport home. Nayson was crabeater sealed by midnight, floating quietly in the corner with his coat for ballast. crabeatered adj. Drunk since last orders, and drifting between bar stools with the placid determination of a large fish. Amiria was crabeatered, gliding from the bar to the smoking shelter without a clear purpose. crabered (/ˈkɹeɪbə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and moving through the pub with the furtive, water-bound habits of a rat. Tyqwan was crabered, keeping close to the walls on the way out of the public bar. crabfished adj. Softened by drink into a river-dwelling creature content to remain beneath the surface until morning. Caoimhe became crabfished and spent the evening beneath the table, emerging only for crisps. crabgrassed adj. Sharpened by drink into an invasive presence that flourishes briefly, then leaves the lawn in patches. Reika grew crabgrassed and occupied every conversation before abandoning each one abruptly. crabholed adj. Loosened by drink into a small retreat in which the evening may be safely excavated. Cashel became crabholed beneath the coats and refused all imperial summons to leave. crableted adj. Emboldened by drink to advance upon larger matters with the confidence of something scarcely grown. Baheerah went crableted and challenged the landlord over the moral status of bar snacks.