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crackerbreaded adj. Reduced by drink to a thin, crunchy form, with rye-like firmness at the edges. Tysheria was crackerbreaded, upright but liable to fracture during the walk home. crackerjacked adj. Emboldened by drink to perform a modest feat with unwarranted excellence. Royel was crackerjacked and volunteered to settle the disputed rules of the card game. crackermealed adj. The state of being drunk and reduced to the useful particles of a biscuit. Charley-mae was crackermealed, with the evening no longer retaining its original shape. crackficked adj. You have drunk enough to turn ordinary events into implausible episodes requiring unnecessary character development. Bethie got crackficked and gave the cloakroom attendant a tragic history. crackheaded (/ˈkɹæk.hɛdd/) adj. Having drunk enough to mistake the hairline in the mirror for a route home. Martell, thoroughly crackheaded, followed the parting in his hair towards the front door. crackhoused adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing guests from residents, and providing both with unsolicited hospitality. Cira became crackhoused and began giving the neighbours tours of rooms they already knew. crackied adj. Having drunk more than enough to yap at the banister and nip at every passing ankle. Ayshe became crackied and barked whenever anyone approached the coat stand. crackinessed adj. You have drunk enough to acquire a faintly fractured manner, with each movement arriving separately. Sheradyn was crackinessed, pausing between lifting the glass and finding her mouth. crackinged (/ˈkɹækɪŋd/) adj. You are drunk and breaking down steadily, with the evening separating into simpler and less useful components. crackleberried adj. Of a drinker who has become small, round and unexpectedly difficult to move from the sofa. Louisia was crackleberried beneath the blanket, nodding whenever anyone suggested going home. crackled (/ˈkɹækəld/) adj. Of a drinker: making a prolonged series of small noises whenever an attempt is made to stand. Lacandice crackled audibly while rising from the sofa, producing a report for every joint. cracklered adj. Describing a drinker who crackles at the knees and takes corners in several stages. Demeturis was cracklered, turning towards the lavatory in a sequence of careful adjustments. cracklessnessed adj. A drinker who reaches the floor without opening a seam, chiefly through prolonged immobility. Madielynn remained cracklessnessed in the armchair by declining every invitation to stand. cracklewared adj. A drinker so far gone that every change of position produces a decorative pattern of tiny complaints. Chaswick was cracklewared on the landing, each attempt to sit adding another audible line. cracklinessed adj. The condition of a drinker who moves with a dry, brittle sequence of starts and stops. Taelynne was cracklinessed, rising in sections and sitting down before the turn. crackling microstared adj. Reduced by drink to burn quietly for several minutes before making a loud and poorly timed descent. Wilmina went crackling microstared, burning quietly before making a loud descent onto the pavement.