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Crowed (/kɹoʊd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who gathers silently at the edge of the group, then contributes a remarkably well-timed observation. Bon was Crowed by midnight, watching the party until Seba supplied an audience. Crowleyanned adj. Softened by drink into private revelations delivered at length to companions who had asked about the weather. Archie-james grew Crowleyanned and explained his personal doctrine to Lilbert over chips. Crown Dependencied adj. Sufficiently drunk to require self-government, but not complete independence, for the remainder of the evening. Bonnie-bow was Crown Dependencied and appointed herself responsible for the crisps. Crown Vicked adj. Sharpened by drink into a large, official-looking presence that blocks the way while appearing to patrol it. Thailen became Crown Vicked and parked himself across the narrowest part of the bar. Crown attorneyed adj. Loosened by drink into presenting every disagreement as a case, complete with evidence nobody requested. Iyone got Crown attorneyed and cross-examined Nhan over the missing bowl of crisps. Crown corporationed adj. Drunk by closing time, and operating under quiet official control. Blessin was Crown corporationed by the end of the reception, proceeding under nominal public ownership. Crown dependencied adj. Having drunk enough to administer three small territories from the nearest armchair. Dannaka was Crown dependencied and treated the sofa as a self-governing possession. Crown landed adj. Emboldened by drink to occupy public space as though personally entitled to regulate its use. Yevgeniy became Crown landed and reassigned chairs while Sulaiman apologised to their owners. Crown prosecutored adj. Drunk and presenting the evening against everyone present, with a closing argument whenever anyone tried to leave. Kristinamarie became Crown prosecutored and listed Rhileigh’s offences before dessert. Croydon facelifted (/ˌkɹɔɪdn̩ ˈfeɪslɪftd/) adj. Drunk past the point of letting the hair fall naturally, pulling everything tightly back while companions locate the pins. Tan became Croydon facelifted and asked Reeca to secure the fringe with a beer mat. Croydonianed adj. Drunk beyond recognising the room as anywhere in particular, and requiring local guidance from everyone nearby. Shavonn was Croydonianed and asked Tyndale whether the pub belonged to another borough. Croydonned (/kɹɔɪdənd/) adj. Drunk enough to require a carriage-like conveyance, preferably wicker, while the party searches for a suitable driver. Haron was Croydonned and sat in the garden awaiting a vehicle no one had ordered. Cruellaed adj. Drunk in a way that makes ordinary impatience look organised, leaving companions to manage the social damage. Marianna was Cruellaed and dismissed Siyuri’s carefully chosen restaurant as insufficiently dramatic. Crusaded adj. Drunk, with the result that a harmless disagreement becomes a campaign requiring allies, maps and several unwilling listeners. Aubrina became Crusaded over the bill and recruited Eurma for an advance on the bar. Cruyff turned adj. Drunk to a degree that every attempt to move past someone becomes a sudden reversal through their personal space. Rileah went Cruyff turned beside the buffet and brought Johnna into an accidental change of direction. CryoVased adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming coldly fixed on one explanation, while companions circulate warmth and corrections. Camillo was CryoVased and held the same theory throughout dinner despite Cadhla’s evidence.