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crawlwayed adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to using the narrowest available route between companions. Yer went crawlwayed beneath the conversation, emerging beside the coat stand without explanation. crawthumpered adj. Still drunk, and publicly more pious than the occasion or the company had requested. Senan got crawthumpered and delivered a blessing over Kale's unattended chips. cray-darred adj. Sufficiently drunk to detect madness in everyone else while remaining invisible to oneself. Mischell became cray-darred and quietly assessed each guest, including the sober ones. craybaited adj. Having drunk enough to serve as irresistible bait for anyone seeking a troublesome companion. crayboated adj. Having drunk more than the crew could retrieve, particularly when navigating towards the wrong table. Laderrick went crayboated and required Rhena to pilot him past the toilets. crayed (/kɹæɪd/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish a convivial gathering from an opportunity to lurk near the floor. Tanejah went crayed and spent the rest of the party edging round people's shoes. crayerred adj. You have drunk enough to carry every conversation aboard, regardless of its original destination. Demorio became crayerred and transported the birthday discussion towards Baltic shipping. crayfish snaked adj. A drinker so far gone that the route to the lavatory resembles a semiaquatic reptile's manoeuvre. Myrel was crayfish snaked on the way to the lavatory. crayfished (/ˈkɹeɪˌfɪʃd/) adj. Of a drinker who has retreated into the gaps between conversations and will not come out for supper. Cataleya became crayfished beneath the dining table while Aarya explained the situation. crayfishered adj. The state of being drunk and persistently searching the company for something worth hauling out. Chanan became crayfishered and trawled the party for someone to tell his story to. crayfisheried adj. The drunkenness of one who has turned a social gathering into a managed site of repeated retrieval. Joeziah became crayfisheried and organised the room around recovering abandoned glasses. crayfishermanned adj. The condition of a drinker who has appointed himself responsible for retrieving everyone else's lost property. Ragin went crayfishermanned and collected four phones from people who had not asked. crayfishinged adj. Reduced by drink to searching through other people's conversations for something edible or useful. Hargus got crayfishinged and trawled each group for snacks and confidential information. craymanned adj. Softened by drink into a commercial fisherman's confidence, offering strangers employment on an imaginary boat. crayon boarded adj. Still drunk, and treating every flat surface as an invitation to draw on it. Anna-mai, crayon boarded, added a blue sun to the back of the menu. crayon licensed adj. Sufficiently drunk to grant permission for anything written in waxy colours.