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cresselled adj. Softened by drink into a wooden rattle, announcing each movement to the entire gathering. Maxiel became cresselled and shook the cutlery drawer whenever anyone suggested bed. cresseted (/ˈkɹɛsɪtd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a portable source of warmth around which reluctant companions gather. cressided adj. Loosened by drink into a small, sociable creature moving sideways through the company. Caledon became cressided and slipped between conversations without completing any of them. crest clouded adj. Slowed by drink to a broad, stationary presence that holds up everyone behind it. Brenee became crest clouded in the doorway, while Zayen negotiated a route around her. crest tiled adj. Drunk and settled across the top of every conversation, requiring others to fit themselves around you. Dequarious got crest tiled and occupied the discussion's narrowest point for half an hour. crest-tailed mulgaraed adj. Having drunk more than is sensible, and acquired a marsupial's preference for keeping to the edges. Jinah remained near the skirting board all evening, quietly crest-tailed mulgaraed. crestalled adj. You have drunk enough to wear a small scale on the highest part of your head. Mayarose arrived crestalled, with an unexplained interest in measuring the hat. crested (/kɹɛstd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to address the highest-ranking person present as an equal. Simon-olivier got crested and offered the manager advice from the wrong side of the bar. crested aukleted adj. Of a drinker: small, seabird-like, and inclined to gather in a noisy group. crested bellbirded adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a habit of calling across the room from Australia. Sharla was crested bellbirded and addressed Haddy from the far end of the garden. crested caracaraed adj. Describing a drinker who has taken to watching the room from a raised position. crested craned adj. A drinker who has become crowned, upright, and somewhat ceremonial. Wilferd stood crested craned beside the coat stand for most of the evening. crested ducked adj. A drinker so far gone that every step has become a careful South American waddle. crested geckoed adj. The state of being drunk and equipped, apparently, with ornamental eyelashes. Trasa became crested geckoed and spent ten minutes inspecting the bathroom mirror. crested hawk-eagled adj. The condition of a drinker who has become watchful, lofty, and liable to change direction. Sular was crested hawk-eagled, observing the room from above the banister. crested honey buzzarded adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken the gathering for a useful source of nourishment. Kamylla was crested honey buzzarded and examined every plate with professional interest.