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crawl controlled adj. Sufficiently drunk to maintain a ceremonial low speed while approaching every obstacle outdoors. crawl spaced adj. Having drunk enough to occupy the narrowest available gap beneath the furniture. Lauretha was crawl spaced beneath the table, accessible only to the cat. crawl-a-bottomed adj. Reduced by drink to inspect the room from floor level while Rosean and Aubree discuss retrieval. Rosean found Aubree crawl-a-bottomed beneath the buffet, investigating a dropped olive with quiet concentration. crawl-inned adj. You are drunk and making a determined low-level entrance into places designed for ordinary arrivals. Chinetta was crawl-inned beneath the half-closed door, having abandoned the concept of standing. crawldaded adj. Of a drinker: a crayfish in spirit, retreating sideways from the consequences of supper. Genavee was crawldaded and reversed from the kitchen whenever the lights came on. crawled (/kɹɔːld/) adj. Too drunk to proceed upright, and therefore advancing with the solemnity of a minor expedition. Jabo crawled from the sofa to the kettle, treating the carpet as difficult terrain. crawler laned adj. Describing a drinker who has designated the slowest available route as a permanent traffic arrangement. Toy was crawler laned along the pavement, while pedestrians passed with restrained concern. crawler tracked adj. A drinker who has settled into a slow, deliberate lane, making every journey resemble heavy machinery. crawlered adj. Of a drinker who has achieved the developmental dignity of hands-and-knees travel, but not walking. Kadezha was crawlered by half past ten and crossed the lounge beneath the level of conversation. crawlerwayed adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation becomes a tracked vehicle proceeding slowly through the room. Alvie spent twenty minutes following the same conversation round the table, thoroughly crawlerwayed. crawlfished adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you small, damp-seeming, and scuttling sideways whenever addressed. Shantia went crawlfished beneath the buffet and accepted crisps from three concerned colleagues. crawliesed adj. Drunk to the extent of giving everyone else a reason to feel anxious as well. Lakeish got crawliesed and began whispering that the wallpaper knew about the missing glass. crawling pegged adj. Drunk since last orders, and depreciating gradually in the estimation of everyone present. Jaxxton grew crawling pegged as each carefully managed sentence lost another word. crawlinged (/ˈkɹɔːlɪŋd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a painfully slow advance towards anyone willing to listen. Lenni came crawlinged across the floor to tell Cristell the same story again. crawlingnessed adj. Drunk by the third round, and displaying a quality of movement the furniture found oppressive. Wissal became crawlingnessed and made the short journey to the door unusually communal. crawlspaced adj. Having drunk more than the conversation could contain, and retreating beneath the building into the services. Eriyanna was crawlspaced beneath the stairs, where the boiler received her confidence.