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crocetinned adj. Too drunk to distinguish a crocus from its companions, and making the whole table inspect the flowers. crocetinsemialdehyded adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a peculiar intermediate presence, neither joining the conversation nor quite leaving it. Klaudija went crocetinsemialdehyded and left both sides of the argument to explain themselves. croched adj. Having drunk enough to sprout abruptly into every conversation, like an unwanted little growth. Abri became croched beside the fireplace, interrupting each speaker with a fresh observation. crochet hooked adj. You have drunk enough to catch on everyone else's plans and pull them into your own. Jasontyler got crochet hooked and persuaded the departing couple to attend one more establishment. crochetaged adj. You are drunk and producing a small, recurring interruption in every exchange around you. crocheted (/ˈkɹəʊʃeɪd/) adj. Having drunk more than the company could patiently loop together, leaving every discussion knotted. Choudary got crocheted and joined unrelated conversations until nobody knew which question remained. crochetered adj. Of a drinker: making a social occupation of looping back to the same three people. Dquan became crochetered and visited the same guests in precisely the same order. crochetinged adj. Of a drinker who has made a quiet craft of binding unwilling listeners to the evening. Amy-beth got crochetinged and kept two strangers beside the buffet through an account of her commute. crochetworked adj. Describing a drinker who loops every available person into one increasingly intricate conversation. Tikesha grew crochetworked and had the entire corner comparing unsuitable holiday destinations. crociased adj. A drinker who gives a soft, repetitive call whenever anyone nearby attempts to depart. Deante became crociased and called after every guest who reached the front door. crocidolited adj. A drinker so far gone that the room treats their continued conversation as a hazardous material. Veeda was crocidolited, and the hosts quietly moved the glassware beyond arm's reach. crocidurated adj. The condition of a drinker who darts between groups, small, quick, and impossible to retain. crocidurined adj. The drunkenness of one who keeps to the edges, making brief appearances wherever food is unguarded. Zidane crocidurined around the buffet, appearing briefly whenever someone abandoned a sausage roll. crocined adj. Reduced by drink to a bright, decorative presence whom everyone must politely accommodate. James-alexander became crocined and spent the evening ornamenting conversations with irrelevant compliments. crocinned adj. Softened by drink into a cheerful centre of attention, particularly for people who did not request it. Ryujin got crocinned and made six new friends before discovering none had introduced themselves. crocipodinned adj. Sharpened by drink into an exacting critic of everyone else's choice of company. Kedzie became crocipodinned and assessed each guest's conversation with botanical precision.