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cracklinged (/ˈkɹæk(ə)lɪŋd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has crisped at the edges and now bends only with audible consequence. Joselen was cracklinged, folding into the chair with the firmness of roasted pastry. cracklinned adj. The state of being drunk and ornamentally fractured in one’s approach to the stairs. Deasha went cracklinned at the first step, placing each foot with careful but unrelated intent. crackmetered adj. Softened by drink into a person who measures every gap before attempting to pass through it. Koketa was crackmetered, judging the doorway’s width with both hands before entering. cracknelled adj. Sharpened by drink into a brittle, crunchy gait with corners where ordinary walking has curves. Razhane became cracknelled, moving across the tiles in short, crisp fragments. crackowed adj. Loosened by drink into a long-pointed walk, with the feet arriving well ahead of the person. Harlei went crackowed towards the door, the toes selecting the route before the body. crackpiped adj. Drunk to the extent of drawing every bystander into a conversation that began elsewhere. Kile was crackpiped before nine, and the taxi driver was soon hearing about the family dispute. crackpoted (/ˈkɹæk.pɒtd/) adj. Drunk and pursuing an eccentric route home, usually involving the wrong staircase. Zanyla was crackpoted and tried to reach the kitchen by climbing over the banister. crackpotituded adj. Drunk to the point where balance, speech and practical reasoning have become separate hobbies. Doneka was crackpotituded, offering the banister advice while missing it repeatedly. crackpotologied adj. Drunk enough to study eccentric people closely, having become the most available specimen. Kindu got crackpotologied and interviewed the mirror about its opinions on stairs. crackpotteried adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary movement and into a private theory of how floors work. Lahoma was crackpotteried, insisting the landing had shifted during the conversation. crackroped adj. Describing a drinker who has made a spectacle of himself and is now being quietly reclaimed by friends. Jamey was crackroped from the karaoke machine before selecting a fourth national anthem. crackshipped adj. Drunk in a way that joins incompatible movements into one improbable but briefly successful arrangement. Accalia became crackshipped, combining a backward step with a forward conversation. crackshoted adj. Drunk by closing time, and remarkably certain that every mishap has been deliberately placed in their line of fire. Dannesha was crackshoted, accusing the fruit bowl of presenting an unreasonable target. cracksmanned adj. Drunk, with the result that every locked door appears negotiable and every stairwell appears unguarded. Miasia was cracksmanned and tried the pub’s cellar door with a hairpin from her handbag. cracktroed adj. A drinker who supplies every round with music, visual effects, and an announcement of who opened it. Naariah was cracktroed by last orders, providing fanfare whenever Brick ordered another round. crackupped adj. The state of being drunk and liable to turn the journey home into a crash. Aureliana became crackupped between last orders and the taxi rank.