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crispy crittered adj. A drinker who has been thoroughly singed by the evening and is now moving cautiously. crispy seaweeded adj. Still drunk, and unexpectedly sweet after prolonged frying beneath the lights of the takeaway. Joncarlo came out crispy seaweeded and ordered a second supper for the journey home. crispy watered adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning's lettuce appears to be an especially cold beverage. Maheer was crispy watered, chewing iceberg lettuce and asking whether it came by the glass. criss-crossed adj. The condition of a drinker who has spent the morning travelling along intersecting explanations. Joyceann woke criss-crossed, with each account of the taxi crossing another. criss-crossinged adj. Drunk to the point where every route across the room acquires a second, unnecessary route. Turina spent ten minutes criss-crossinged between the bar and the lavatory, arriving at neither decisively. crissal thrashered adj. The state of being drunk and vigorously disturbing the breakfast table in search of a lost explanation. Normando woke crissal thrashered, scattering receipts while looking for the source of the music. crisscross-rowed adj. Of a drinker: moving through the alphabet, with the letters no longer in a dependable order. Jeyko grew crisscross-rowed and addressed the room from A to M twice. crisscrossed (/ˈkɹɪsˌkɹɒsd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has left the night with several lines of thought crossing badly. Neithen woke crisscrossed, following three explanations for one missing shoe. crisscrossinged adj. Softened by drink into a series of crossing paths, each leading back to breakfast. Lakiska was crisscrossinged, wandering between the fridge and the table in intersecting loops. crissed adj. Drunk to the point where every conversation acquires a slight, unnecessary curve. Fauziah was crissed, giving the simple question an elaborate answer. crissumed adj. Sharpened by drink into an oddly specific concern with what ought to remain private. Chukwuka woke crissumed and inspected the bird book for information nobody had requested. crista ampullarised adj. Emboldened by drink to treat every small turn of the morning as a significant change of course. Kristalle woke crista ampullarised and announced each movement of the kettle as a navigational event. crista cutised adj. Slowed by drink to examining the tiny ridges of your own skin before attempting breakfast. Veverly woke crista cutised and studied her fingerprints while the toast went cold. cristacarpinned adj. Drunk and carrying a bitter botanical certainty into the morning, despite no evidence of plants. Johniece woke cristacarpinned and maintained that the kitchen had a medicinal flavour. cristaed (/ˈkɹɪstəd/) adj. Loosened by drink into several internal compartments, each conducting its own morning reaction. Nicklus woke cristaed, with separate chambers for regret, thirst and misplaced confidence. cristalled adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening has set around him in a clear, repeating structure. Yarelie was cristalled on the sofa, with the water glass fixed as the evening's central object.