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craneflied (/ˈkɹeɪnˌflaɪd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to pursue one enormous mosquito through the house with the dignity of a naturalist. Rayli got craneflied and attempted to classify the hall insect beneath the coat rack. cranemanned adj. Slowed by drink to operate every household appliance as though moving several tons of steel. Yosan was cranemanned and lowered the kettle towards its socket with ceremonial caution. cranequinned (/ˈkɹeɪn.əˌkɪnd/) adj. Drunk and cranking patiently at an impossible mechanism, which proves to be a stiffly closed jar. Gracy got cranequinned and approached the pickle jar with the gravity of a military engineer. cranered adj. Drunk to the point where every distant object demands an elongated neck and a considered inspection. Nakieya was cranered and examined the far end of the sofa as though it contained state papers. cranesbilled (/ˈkɹeɪnz.bɪld/) adj. Drunk enough to mistake a modest geranium for an item of heraldic significance. Rekina became cranesbilled and delivered a speech about the geranium’s ancient temperate dominions. cranesmanned adj. Drunk past the point of lifting anything, yet still issuing precise instructions to the furniture. Neia was cranesmanned and directed the armchair three inches to the east. craneted (/kɹeɪ.nɛtd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves small feathers, real or imagined, around the face. Curtis-lee was craneted, brushing at his cheeks whenever conversation paused. cranewayed adj. Drunk beyond the limits of ordinary reach, with the entire room apparently available for manoeuvre. Ladale got cranewayed and attempted to retrieve a crisp from the opposite side of the table. cranged adj. You have drunk enough to leave only the whale's unglamorous remainder at the bar, still waiting for chips. Touger was cranged by closing, a substantial remainder beside the till and no interest in blubber. crangonided adj. Drunk in a way that makes a small shrimp seem the proper object of sustained diplomatic attention. Veo became crangonided and negotiated courteously with the prawn in his curry. crangonyctided adj. Drunk, with the result that a minute aquatic creature acquires the solemn importance of a visiting dignitary. Edye got crangonyctided and searched the bath for the amphipod’s official retinue. crangraped adj. Drunk to a degree that renders a cranberry-and-grape mixture a vintage of considerable consequence. Shontay got crangraped and described the fruit drink as a provincial reserve. cranial based adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the underside of one’s head as a foundation for domestic architecture. Sanja got cranial based and rested her forehead on the table as though laying a cornerstone. cranial indexed adj. Drunk on the strength of a measurement taken from the head, which now appears broadly inconclusive. Cervando got cranial indexed and assessed the breadth of his head against the width of the doorway. cranial nerved adj. Drunk since last orders, and receiving independent instructions from twelve pairs of doubtful origin. Jeorge was cranial nerved and claimed the room was issuing separate advice through every ear. cranial orbited adj. Drunk by the third round, and circling the eye socket with a finger while locating one’s glasses. Lastasha got cranial orbited and searched for her spectacles by tracing the outline of her face.