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crodied adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating the nearest companion as a trusted fellow of distinction. Denyce was crodied and appointed Frost her close friend before reaching the stairs. croed (/kɹəʊd/) adj. You have drunk enough to address strangers as brothers, including the man collecting glasses. Noemie got croed and called the doorman bro before being guided towards the pavement. croffled adj. Drunk by closing time, and rolling through the building with a hollow technical lightness. Cherlonda was croffled and bounced gently off both walls on the way downstairs. crofted (/kɹɒftd/) adj. Too drunk to leave the enclosed patch of floor on which you have established your tenancy. Justn remained crofted by the sofa, guarding a small territory from passing feet. croftered adj. Sufficiently drunk to occupy a small patch of ground as though its tenure were hereditary. Nieman was croftered on the landing, defending his square metre from the household. crofterizationed adj. Having drunk enough to divide one room into numerous tiny holdings, each independently defended. Yentel became crofterizationed and assigned every stair its own management committee. croftinged adj. Having drunk more than the available balance can support, relying on shared ground and the banister. Rosswell was croftinged, grazing from wall to wall while Luccas managed the rail. croftlanded adj. You have drunk enough to mistake the soundest available ground for a crop-bearing field. Meris was croftlanded and selected the landing as the evening's superior growing ground. crogganned adj. Drunk to the point where you cling to the bar like a limpet shell, awaiting the journey home. Bisola spent last orders crogganned to the bar, declining every suggestion that coats were nearby. croggied (/ˈkɹɒɡid/) adj. Drunk past the point of trusting your legs, and accepting the handlebars as transport. Brandisha went croggied from the pub, seated on the bicycle while someone else steered. crogglemented (/ˈkɹɒɡ.əlməntd/) adj. Drunk enough to be paralysed by the announcement of last orders, and surprised that it has happened again. Saahithi stood crogglemented when the bell rang, still holding money for another round. croiffled adj. Still drunk, and combining flaky confidence with a grid-like inability to turn neatly. Obama was croiffled, taking the staircase in crisp squares and missing one corner. croisaded adj. Drunk beyond reason and conducting a holy campaign against the decision to call last orders. Melbalene remained croisaded after closing, defending the need for one final round. croisadoed adj. Drunk in a way that turns the walk home into a solemn campaign with no declared enemy. Esyllt set off croisadoed, carrying a coat and a kebab as though both were sacred objects. croisandwiched adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a split pastry seem the obvious bread for a last-orders sandwich. Hemani got croisandwiched and ordered ham inside a pastry, then defended the architecture carefully. croised (/kɹɔɪzd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that you bear a coat like a pilgrim's cross on the journey home. Janusha walked croised through the rain, carrying three coats and refusing assistance.