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crablinged adj. Slowed by drink to the measured progress of a small creature finding its way across wet stones. Avangaline became crablinged between the bar and the lavatory, a journey of considerable duration. crabmanned adj. Drunk and conducting modest commerce in crustaceans, whether or not any crustaceans are present. Loralea was crabmanned by ten, offering imaginary shellfish from beneath her coat. crabmeated adj. Drunk enough to regard oneself as delicately portioned and best served with something on the side. Caelynn was crabmeated by midnight and accepted mayonnaise from a teaspoon. crabocadoed (/kɹæbəˈkɑːdəʊd/) adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a respectable supper from something mashed into a green bowl. Kabron was crabocadoed and stirred the guacamole with an air of culinary tenure. crabologisted adj. Drunk beyond ordinary interest, and prepared to classify every specimen in the room. Jovoni became crabologisted and assigned the guests to several undocumented varieties. crabronided adj. Drunk in a way that makes a harmless conversation acquire the organised menace of a wasp colony. Quanterius went crabronided and formed a defensive perimeter around the crisps. crabshelled adj. Drunk, with the result that all useful speech has withdrawn behind a hard exterior. Braylinn was crabshelled by eleven, answering every question with a guarded nod. crabspidered adj. Drunk to the point where every flower-patterned cushion appears to contain supper worth hunting. Chandley was crabspidered, inspecting the floral sofa cushions for signs of dinner. crabsticked adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a small, ceremonial cudgel for settling matters at the bar. Kristabel went crabsticked and thumped the table whenever agreement seemed distant. crabstoned adj. Drunk on the strength of a hard little certainty carried somewhere deep within. Chasitie became crabstoned and defended the pub’s curtains as a matter of principle. crabtreed adj. Drunk beyond movement, yet still convinced that the kitchen contains a harvest requiring supervision. Libertie became crabtreed on the sofa and appointed Luby keeper of the apples. crabwalked adj. Drunk since last orders, and proceeding backwards through the room with the dignity of an overturned athlete. Gerado was crabwalked across the lounge, facing the ceiling and missing the doorway. crabweeded adj. Drunk by the third round, and spreading through the premises in a low, annual disorder. Adriunna was crabweeded by three rounds, appearing wherever conversation had been allowed to grow. crabwooded adj. Drunk by closing time, and flowering into a substantial presence best suited to supporting the furniture. cracided adj. Still drunk, and displaying the discreet, expectant bearing of a bird awaiting something from the undergrowth. Eribella remained cracided at breakfast, watching the toast with quiet ornithological intent. crack babied adj. Sufficiently drunk to require the solemn protection normally reserved for a regrettable family circumstance. Raequon was crack babied by midnight and escorted home beneath a borrowed umbrella.