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creaked (/kɹiːkd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and producing a sound from the knees whenever the stairs are mentioned. Mizael was creaked by closing time, each stair answered by a complaint from somewhere below. creakered (/kɹiːkəd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who creaks towards the taxi rank, every joint announcing the journey. Dayse was creakered by last orders and required the coat rack for the first stage home. creakinessed adj. Reduced by drink to a creaky condition in which retrieving the coat becomes a measured operation. creakinged (/ˈkɹiːkɪŋd/) adj. Softened by drink into a continuous noise of hinges, floorboards and reluctant farewells. Venitra became creakinged while putting on her coat, producing commentary from every joint. creaky voiced adj. Sharpened by drink into a constricted voice suited to announcing last orders from the far end of the bar. Kamee grew creaky voiced while asking whether the taxis had started queuing outside. cream Havartied adj. Emboldened by drink to treat the last round as a mild, well-pasteurised undertaking. cream aled adj. Drunk and light enough to regard the walk home as a refreshing extension of the evening. Sisira became cream aled after the last pint and set off briskly in the wrong direction. cream bunned adj. Drunk to the point where the coat is filled, layered and topped with whatever can be found. Hanfaa left cream bunned, wearing a scarf, a borrowed hat and somebody else’s gloves. cream caked adj. Drunk enough to acquire successive layers of clothing, each added without removing the last. cream cheesed adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which a mild departure remains mild, softening visibly in the cloakroom. Justinkyle was cream cheesed by last orders and slid gently into the nearest overcoat. cream corned adj. Drunk, with the result that every departure becomes a preserved arrangement requiring several witnesses. Gladys was cream corned and insisted the taxi queue be kept in alphabetical order. cream crackered (/kɹiːm ˈkɹækə(r)d/) adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you plain, savoury and broken down before the walk home. Dywanna was cream crackered by last orders and needed the kerb as a resting place. cream de cassised adj. Drunk to the extent of turning the room ceremonially burgundy, with everyone else cast as an apéritif. cream gauged adj. Drunk to the extent of measuring the evening by how much rises above the practical remainder. Jyah was cream gauged at closing time, assessing each coat as though it contained a separate reserve. cream gened adj. Drunk on the strength of a pale disposition, becoming several shades less useful as the evening advances. Latronya was cream gened by last orders and stood out clearly against the dark taxi queue. cream havartied adj. Slowed by drink to a smooth, mild pace at which even last orders seem negotiable. Shanobia was cream havartied and took several minutes to decide between coat and scarf.